Tuesdays+With+Morrie+by+Mitch+Albom

Week One: (B) **
 * __Tuesday with Morrie__**** ¨

I would say there are two main characters at this point in the book. There is Morrie the elder who is experiencing death at first hand. He is a college professor who seems to be very joyful. His joy makes him very interesting, it makes you want to see further into his history. The other main character is a questionable successful man that is in their late 30s. He is suspicious but seems kind. His attitude drives me to want to see more about this character. His suspiciousness bothers me because you never know if or when he turns on someone.

(c) On our first Book club we had Alex as part A so that he had to bring in snacks for Friday. Alex brought in Munchkins and Capri Sun. The snack were very delicious. Then we started to discuss the book Ross was in charge of the conversation. We mainly talked about the characters and how we like the book so far. Alex, Ross, and Mark all thought that the character was a jerk,and Alex wants to smackitude his attitude. I though a little differently because I took side with Mitch because he seems nervous that he is meeting back up with someone who he has not seen for since his college years. We also agreed that Morrie the second character was very cool and seemed very interesting. Then we really started to get into the discussion about the book. I though that the book was very depressing in the beginning. We talked about the reunion and how we though that Mitch did not want to be there with his old professor. We also saw that Morrie was very relaxed and okay that he was going to die he seems very relaxed. I though that Mitch was very intimidated to visit his old professor. Then after we discussed the book Mark read off his questions. His questions were: (d)
 * 1) Why is Mitch a non-Favorable character? He is a non-favorable character because he acts like a jerk.
 * 2) How do you think that Morrie is going to die? Morrie's lungs will stop working and he will not be able to breath.
 * 3) What was the gift that Mitch gave Morrie? We think that the present was a briefcase.
 * 4) Why did Mitch not visit Morrie? He didn't visit them because he though that he had better things.
 * 5) What profession did Mitch take after his graduation? The job that he took after college was a columnist.

Week Two:

B] I believe this writing would be under the category of classic writing. I believe this because of the way Mitch Albom goes on about some details and ignores others. The age group that this book suits best is a high school range. Adults can read and love this book but its qualities, vocabulary, detail, and topic will interest the youth of high school the most. Many will disagree with me and say that this books topic is too complicated for my age group but i beg to differ, I understand the topic and its details while enjoying the book at the same time.

(d) 1. How do you think Morrie will open up with Mitch? they will meet again 2. Do you think that Mitch feel the same as he did back in college? No he think that Morrie did not remember him 3. Why do you think Mitch hold back on everything he says? because he thinks it will be insensitive if he says thinks cause Morrie is dying 4. Do you think that Mitch likes being with Morrie in his finally days? No at first then he starts to warm up and enjoys going 5. Why doesn't Mitch talk about his life story with Morrie? because he told Morrie that he was going to be a piano player but he a writer

~C~ Mark brought in some food today. They were chips and juice boxes, and we chowed down on them. Then Steven started asking questions. 1.We all thought that Mitch liked being with Morrie a lot more. 2. Also, we decided that Mitch does not being emotional and did not accomplish what he wanted to do in life. 3.One question was how do you think Morrie will open up to Mitch, and Ross said he already did. 4. We also decided that Mitch is far from the same then he was in college, he is a jerk now. 5. Mitch holds back on everything he says because he is embarrassed. Ross started to then play with a quarter. Ross believes that this book is at a high school level. When we talked about how we felt about the characters, we said that we thought Mitch wasn’t s much as a jerk yesterday. We felt that so far, the book was very god, but somewhat depressing.


 * Week 3*

(B) I believe that the mood and the tone of the book is happy but the occasional unhappy parts. For example the when Mitch was in England he was very upset about being there. He seemed like he didn't want to be there. He isn't the same person that he was back in college. The overriding emotion of the book is a mixture of happiness and sadness. Also another part of the emotion is Morrie's acceptance of his disease. Some evidence of this emotion is when Mitch asked if he was okay then Morrie replied im okay im starting to accept this disease and go peaceful. More evidence of happiness and sadness is when morrie and mitch talk about there feelings they have all the time.

(C) Today in our book group what we did is Alex wrote his questions, Ross was playing with his nickel and Steven is writing his questions. Now we are getting to work. Ross said that the book is half sad and half heart warming. Steven asked what do you think the over all emotion is? “Knowledge is not an emotion”said Steven. Ross started to talk about how Mitch is full of emotion. Alex started to say the questions. 1.What lessons of Morrie do you think meant most to Mitch? 2.How did Morrie change over his life? 3.Do you think Mitch will ever stop visiting Morrie 4.What emotions do you think Mitch is going through 5.What do you think Morrie is going through as he dies.

(D) 1.What lesson of Morrie's do you think meant the most to Mitch? The lesson that was most important was accepting love from others 2.How did Morrie change over his life? He started off not thinking much about death, and now he is going through it and getting closer to connecting with death. 3.What do you think Morrie is going through as he dies? Morrie is living life to the most. 4.Do you think Mitch will stop visiting Morrie? Mitch will get too emotionally upset that he can't bare to see him anymore. 5.What emotions is Mitch going through? He is going through regret, grief, sadness.

Week 4

(B) the images that are used are suttle images about death. They used his brother as an image about death because he has cancer. since Morrie is died he wants you to think about the idea of death more.

Ross Pillischer Work # (C)

Today’s topic was the theme of our story. Steve said that he believes the topic was death and love. He stated this is true because there are a lot of examples such as Morrie’s death and Mitch and Morrie’s love for each other. I disagree I think the theme is that nothing is stronger than friendship. Alex agrees with my statement and says that it is a weird friendship because Morrie is so nice and Mitch is a jerk. Mark agrees with alex and says that Mitch needs to open up. QUESTIONS: are on the web page. Everyone contributed to the reading group equally. I believe that Steve is our group leader as he shows compassion for the book. (D)

Questions:

1. What do you think goes through Mitch’s mind every time he goes to visit Morrie? Mitch, overtime, becomes more used to it and becomes more emotional with Morrie. 2. What do you think Morrie thought of Mitch’s wife? Morrie really enjoyed her company, and feels comfortable around her. 3. Why does Morrie not get upset about his sickness, and gets upset about others? He thinks he should remove himself from his sorrows and focus on others. 4. What did Mitch think of his wife singing to Morrie? Mitch was surprised that she felt comfortable around Morrie. 5. Does Morrie like getting treated by Mitch? Morrie enjoys it very much and it is very personal between them.

(B) Ross Pilischer After finishing reading the book i think that it was actually pretty good. When mark first had the idea i was hesitant on agreeing. Now after i read it i loved the book i loved how in the ending Mitch was there and how ironic it was on a Tuesday. I would recommend this book to my peers because it is entertaining through the whole book. You also learn a lot thought this book. Although this book isn't aloud for all ages. I would strongly recomed this to a high school class. This book should be a mandatory book to read in a freshman class.

(D) Mark gross

1. What did Morrie's father do that made him a bad father? a. He neglected him and did not give him love. 2. How did Morries father die? he had a heart attack because robbers robed him. 3. Was Mitch there when Morrie died? No he wasn't .4. What profession does Mitch's wife have? She was a singer 5. when was the funeral? It was on a tuesday