Tuesdays With Morrie By Mitch Albom

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as ALS, is a life threatening disease which attacks one’s muscles, thus greatly impacting the victim’s physical function. People who suffer from the chronic effects of ALS usually encounter a lifetime of excruciating pain and physical disability. Those who are diagnosed endure the slowly progressing stages of the disease. As a result, people tend to reflect upon their lives before they were diagnosed with the illness, and may wish to have done things differently. So, what do people do if contract this disease? The answer is simple: they live everyday with the mindset of living life to the fullest and treasuring the things that surround them. This is portrayed in the novel, Tuesdays With Morrie, written by Mitch Albom. Morrie, the main character, suffers from ALS but does not let it hinder his enjoyment in life. In his late sixties, Morrie Schwartz lives life as an elated and healthy college professor until he faces a serious predicament in regards to his health. It is as if he is given a death sentence when he is told that he is diagnosed with ALS. Luckily, Morrie is not lonely during this time of suffering as he meets up with Mitch, an old student of his, and shares his philosophies and experiences in his life. …show more content…
Throughout Tuesdays With Morrie, the narrator, Mitch Albom, emphasizes the impact of appreciating life to display the theme of “living every day to the fullest by cherishing the greater things in life” by stressing the acts of spreading love, having value in friends and family, and letting go of things that do not prove to hold