In the novel, Tuesdays with Morrie, Mitch Albom becomes acquainted with his former sociology professor, Morrie, as his life becomes threatened with a terminal illness, Morrie decides his final lesson will be on “The Meaning of Life.” Mitch absorbs his old professor’s final lessons on Feeling Sorry for Yourself, Death, Family, Emotions, and Forgiveness. Albom exploits a collection of rhetorical choices such as, syntax, irony, and tone, in order to reveal the ultimate lesson behind, “The Meaning of Life,” all before his beloved professor Morrie’s life comes to an end.
On the second Tuesday, Morrie begins with a lesson on “Feeling Sorry for Yourself.” Mitch enters the familiar study where class will soon start, Albom starts with an appeals to…