Question

Tuesday With Morrie: Why is it funny, or ironic, that Mitch and Morrie decide to get together on Tuesdays?

Answer 1

In the book "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom, Mitch visits his former sociology professor Morrie Schwartz, who is dying of ALS, every Tuesday for several months. The fact that they decide to meet on Tuesdays is ironic because Morrie is dying and their meetings are a reminder that time is running out for him. The title of the book "Tuesday's with Morrie" is also ironic because Tuesday's are usually seen as just another day of the week but for Morrie and Mitch, it's a special day where they spend time together and discuss life lessons.

Additionally, the irony may also be that Morrie is teaching Mitch life lessons on Tuesdays, the day of the week that is considered to be the least important and the most boring. Tuesdays are often seen as a "midweek slump" and the most mundane day of the week, but for Morrie and Mitch, it's a special day where they meet and discuss important topics about life, which gives Tuesdays a new significance for them.

Hence, the book revolves around the essential values of understanding the deep-rooted Morales and memories that we take along with in our journey of life.

Answer 2

Tuesdays With Morrie

If you ever need to read an uplifting story of life, learning from our elders, and appreciating the little moments, you might try the novel, Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom. It is a story about a young man and a dying man written with irony and wit coupled with compassion and encouragement. The encounters provide a sort of natural irony as the author conveys a deeper and more meaningful account of a weekly visit to his old professor.

The novel is based on the real life of teacher Morrie Schwartz and student Mitch Albom, who is also the author of the book. They reconnected their collegial relationship as Mitch saw his old professor on a late night news program talking about his diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease) and his ideas about living with a death sentence.

Mitch was among others who visited and helped Morrie during much of his time with his condition. Mitch recorded many of Morrie's aphorisms, or pithy observations that contain general truths.