TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE:

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

• Mitch Albom
• Has over 35 million copies of his books sold
• Other books:
• The 5 People You Meet in Heaven, One more day,
• The Time Keeper, Have a Little Faith, Fab Five

TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE

• Published in 1997
• Over 14 million copies sold in over 41 languages
• a non-fiction piece
• A special edition was made on 10th anniversary
• Takes place in West Newton, Massachusetts

SUMMARY

• Mitch sees Morrie on Nightline
• Finds out Morrie has ALS
• Flashes back to Brandeis University
• Visits Morrie
• Goes to London for his job

SUMMARY CONT.

• Mitch's newspaper goes on strike
• He is available to visit Morrie every Tuesday
• They talk about different life lessons/world events
• Mitch considers each visit a "class" (hence title)
• Mitch records each lesson with a tape recorder

WHAT IS ALS?

• Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
• Sometimes called "Luo Gehrig's disese"
• Affects nerve cells in brain and spinal cord
• Weakens muscles and motor functions
• Voluntary movement cells are affected

ASL

HOW WAS MORRIE AFFECTED

• Morrie's ALS was found after a fall
• Morrie was given 2 years to live
• He used a cane at first
• He was then restricted to a wheelchair
• Could not take care of himself alone

MORRIE'S FUNERAL

• Morrie had a "living funeral"
• Only family and close friends
• Everyone shared stories, laughed, cried
• A woman read the "tender sequoia" poem
• After Morrie died, a real funeral occured

SYMBOLS IN THE NOVEL

• Hibiscus- represented Morrie's sick life
• Morrie's bed- represented death
• "when you're in bed, you're dead"

SOURCES

• http://mitchalbom.com/d/bio/3720/inspiration-morrie-schwartz
• http://www.alsa.org/about-als/what-is-als.html
• http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/morrie/facts.html