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Albom, Mitch. tuesdays with Morrie. United States : Doubleday, 1997. Print

Precis

Mitch is becoming more involved in Morrie life. Morrie is venting his frustrations about the culture in the world.

• ““When you’re in bed, you’re dead,” Page. 153 

I agree with this statement to a point were I draw the line. If you are dying in bed, can’t move and sleep for more than 13 hours you are dead. If you are in bed and you know what’s going on and you involved in life in some way you are alive.

• “I thought about how much time we spend trying to shape our bodies, lifting weights, crunching sit-ups, and in the end, nature takes it away from us anyhow.” Page. 154

This line really hit on a topic I think about a lot. As people we tend to follow social practices like wanting to have a “perfect body”. We waste hours at a gym when we could be living our lives. But why do we care enough to get that body? It’s all for the acceptance of others.

• ““And when you get threatened, you start looking out only for yourself. You start making money god. It is all part of this culture.”” Page. 154 

Morrie is right in saying that when you are threatened you only look out for yourself because when scared you make sure your safe.

• ““Every society has its own problems,” Morrie said… “The way to do it, I think, isn’t to run away. You have to work at creating your own culture.”” Page. 156 

Don’t run away from your problems, solve them with people who care for you.

• ““There is no point in keeping vengeance or stubbornness. These things”-he sighed– “These things I do regret in my life. Pride. Vanity. Why do we do the things we do?”” Page. 164 

I think the same thing why do people need pride. What does it give us as a society? Pride is something one person holds by himself or herself.

I have tried to build my own culture with my friend but it always seems to lead to following another cultures ideas and values, the teen culture. I try not to conform to what the norms of the teen culture are, like acting a certain way but it’s hard to do. Morrie was right in saying you need a community to build a culture with not just friends.