A Book Review Of Tuesdays With Morrie

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The book review about Tuesdays with Morrie by Wensley Sterling, published at ycteenmag.org basically talks about the core of the book which is the wisdom of a dying man and his lessons about the true meaning of life. Tuesdays with Morrie is a memoir by an American author, journalist, writer, screenwriter, and musician named Mitch Albom. He achieved national recognition for sports writing in the earlier part of his career, he is perhaps best known for the inspirational stories and themes that weave through his books, plays, and films. Tuesdays with Morrie is a true to life story about a student and a professor who had a meaningful connection, but, later on as their journey continues they walked separate ways but, after
The writer furthermore discussed how the story went through and how Morrie inspired Mitch and taught him life lessons that he will bring throughout his lifetime. Moreover, each chapter of the book was discussed and the essence of some of the chapters was also talked about–on the first chapter they talked about the World. Also, some of the other aspects of life they reflected were Feeling Sorry for Yourself, Regrets, Death, Family, Emotions, and Forgiveness. The writer of the article also stated his favorite topic which was Death as well as the quote from Morrie Schwartz which struck him the most which is “Once you learn how to die, you learn how to live.” He expounds why he loved the quote and what it meant to him. Moving on, the writer talked about Love’s power–the chapter which was about family. He gave an explanation about what Morrie quoted– “Love each other or perish”. He stated that the people who are there in your life to guard you is more prevailing than anything else. This was the part when the writer also expounded how this topic had a great impact to the author of the book since he was consumed with money and his career before both men started their talks about the true meaning of life. Lastly, he talked about the book’s conclusion. How Mitch ended the book with a reflection, he even dedicated his book to Morrie Schwartz, his old professor. He also added how the book gave him learnings to ponder. And how the writer of the book review hopes to meet a Morrie of his own someday. The writer, clearly explained some of the sections of the book and what it is about, as a whole. He used to easy-to-understand words which is a great factor, so that the readers can understand what he meant

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