Morrie Schwartz was Mitch Albom’s favorite college professor. At the start of the novel Albom recalls a memory from his college graduation day: he is saying goodbye to Morrie and gives him a tan briefcase with his
initials on it. They hug and when Mitch steps back he sees that Morrie is crying. Mitch promises to stay in touch
with Morrie but he never does after college.
Since his graduation, Mitch has become a newspaper reporter and husband. He leads a very fast paced life and
is constantly working and traveling. He has become so engrossed in his work that it consumes his life. Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom - MonkeyNotes by PinkMonkey.com
The novel recommences about sixteen years after Mitch’s graduation day; Morrie has since been diagnosed
with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS. Since Morrie’s diagnosis, he began jotting down ideas and thoughts
onto scrap paper, yellow pads or even envelopes. He also wrote philosophies about living knowing death was
very near. One of his friends was so taken with his writing, he sent them to the Boston Globe reporter, who
wrote a feature story about Morrie. The story intrigued one of the producers of the show, “Nightline”,
