Tuesdays with Morrie: The second Tuesday and The Third Tuesday.
Q.1 Regardless of Morrie’s situation, he acknowledges feeling sorry for his condition. However, Morrie says he is lucky in that situation since he recognizes that he has time to say goodbye to his friends and loved ones before his death (Albom, 2009).
Q.2 Mitch flashbacks remind him of the test of faith exercises that Morrie made them engage in at school. The exercise involved testing one another trust and reliability through the trust falls. The task depended on one student falling straight back, relying on another student to catch them before they fall. The secret of blindly trusting was demonstrated by the girl who closed their eyes as she fell without flinching (Albom, 2009).
Q.3 The metaphoric meaning of “a desperate attempt to steal something from the death’s suitcase” means that they served as a reminder of some past. And also, they are used to capture and tell the story of a person who is dead, which would have gone with him if it was not recorded or their moments and actions on earth preserved. Mitch realizes that the tape recorder was nostalgic for fear of losing Morrie (Albom, 2009). They also acted as a means of reaching someone for hope through Morrie’s story.
Q.4 In an attempt to get clarity of the Morrie’s personality of not having self-help and pity, Mitch wrote down some of the things he needed answers from his professor. These aspects included the need to know about his view on death, fear aging, and the meaning of a meaningful life (Albom, 2009).
Reference
Albom, M. (2009). Tuesdays with Morrie: An old man, a young man, and life’s greatest lesson. Retrieved from https://www.stcs.org/view/7786.pdf.