Title Significance

In many memoirs the title has a lot to do with the story. This is the case with Tuesdays with Morrie. The literal connection between the story and the title is that the author visits Morrie on Tuesdays. Everything in the story that has to do with Morrie seems to happen on Tuesdays. When the Mitch Albom finds out that Morrie is sick he remembers all of the good times that he had with Morrie on Tuesdays and decided to visit Morrie on Tuesdays. Because Mitch Albom goes to Morrie’s house every Tuesday, Mitch Albom becomes attached with Tuesdays and they feel as if they were designated as “Morrie’s Tuesdays”. This shows how literally Morrie became a big part of Mitch Albom’s life. Therefore Mitch will always remember Morrie on Tuesday.

In many cases in memoirs that author makes the title have a literal and figurative meaning. The figurative meaning of Tuesdays with Morrie is that Mitch Albom and Morrie seem to have a special connection on Tuesdays. When Albom was in college and went to see his professor Morrie it was always on a Tuesday. When Morrie got sick and Mitch went to visit him, it was on Tuesday. The day Morrie’s funeral was held it was on a Tuesday. Every since the first day Morrie and Mitch Albom met Tuesday has been a huge part of their relationship. When Mitch is reflecting on Morrie’s death, he says that he is feeling sad and emotional. He feels this way until he recognizes it is a Tuesday: “… to my happiness, found that the imagined conversation was almost natural. I looked down at my hands, saw my watch and realized why. It was a Tuesday”(188). This shows how there is a special connection between Mitch and Morrie on Tuesdays.

On every Tuesday when Mitch Albom sees Morrie he is happy and joyous. After Morrie’s death he is sad but then sees that it is Tuesday. On every Tuesday since Morrie’s death Albom feels something special inside of him. This something special is the feeling of connection between Morrie and Mitch Albom. Every Tuesday Mitch feels something inside him that he will always remember. He is always going to remember Morrie. Mitch Albom will always keep Morrie’s memory alive by thinking of him. He will always have a special relationship with Morrie. Since Mitch Albom had this special connection with Morrie on Tuesday, that is why he named the title of his book Tuesday with Morrie.