Tuesdays With Morrie (pgs. 47-97), Week 3, Post A

VOCAB: 1. Clamor (-ing) (pg. 62)-1) a loud outcry, uproar. 2) loud demand or complaint. This word is used to talk about all the people that wanted to see Morrie, to talk to him and do the things that Mitch is doing with him.
2. Exuberance (pg. 82)-the state of mind of being abundant, luxurious, and high-spirited. This word was used to describe Morrie when he was talking to a friend about how he wanted to be healthy and active when he was older.

APPEALS: 1. Emotional-(pg. 95-97). When Mitch remembers things about his younger brother, he talks about how he and his brother were completely different people. His brother was always the one that was praised even though he did things that weren’t making the best choices. Most people can think about how different their siblings are from them. It’s an emotional appeal for them.
2. Emotional-(pg. 90). When Mitch realizes that it’s the first week of September, and that this is the first time Morrie won’t be going back to his school to teach another group of new students. This is a reality that must be really hard for Morrie to deal with after going back 35 years in a row. Other retired school teachers must know just how this feels like.
3. Logical-(pg. 48). Mitch brings food to share with Morrie. He brought food because in all the years they spent together, they always enjoyed eating together. This is logical because it makes sense that Mitch would bring food to him in the early afternoon.

QUOTE: “Once you learn how to die, you learn how to live” (82). I really like this quote. It does seem a little depressing, but if you think about it for a few minutes, you realize ust how true it is. The only way to know if you lived well and had a good life is to die, because that’s the end of your life. You can’t know how well you did something or how much you liked it until it’s all over.

THEME: I think the theme of this book is pretty constant so far. I believe that it’s still how everyone needs to stop and smell the roses once in a while, not let life disappear before your eyes before it’s all gone in a flash.