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__Tuesdays with Morrie__

At this point in the book Morrie has contracted ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a disease that attacks the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that control voluntary muscle movement. Its causing alot of problems with Morrie and his life. He has appeared on TV with Ted Koppel, a famous reporter, a in a miniseries telling of his life and his recent bouts with ALS. Morrie uses this to try to help the world realize our mistakes and that love the ones in our life while we still have them around, as Morrie is lucky since has alot of time to say goodbye as ALS slowly decays his body. The story is fairly easy to follow and the language is somewhat advanced to a teenager. I have noticed a somewhat underlying theme to the book which I believe is not to take things for granted and to spend time with others while you can. Although it is not clearly said in the book at this point of the exact theme it is still fairly debatable. Some minor characters have started to emerge like Mitch's wife who takes great interest in Morrie and Mitch's relationship, I dont believe she serves any real purpose just to add body and depth to the piece. I would like to finish this book, very much so, ( just answering the question but technically i already did). There isnt much of a plot, more of a story of someones life being touched by another's. The only real conflict is Morrie contracting ALS...