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1. What themes are refected in the selected novels o Mitch Albom?

a. Tuesdays With Morrie

- As Morrie accepted the act that hes going to die he didnt !ant to

stay in bed. "nstead he continued on his daily routine by spending

more o his time in his study room. The theme is about acceptance#

and it !as evident enough as he spent his 1$ Tuesdays !ith Mitch

Albom by having sessions that tal% about living lie at its ullest.

Another is that death is not al!ays the end or everything. When

Morrie !as still battling !ith his illness Mitch Albom decided to

compile their discussion to !rite a boo%. The boo%s ob&ective is to tell

the !orld the undying !orth o lie.

b. 'or (ne More )ay

- "n this novel the theme !as having a po!erul love o a mother to her

son. *ince +hic% !ants his athers attention he reused the love given

to him by his mother. When he aces his mother he reali,ed the

sacrice that she has done or them. And then he ound out that his

ather has another amily. With this incident +hic% accepted the past in

order to live or the uture. "n order to do this +hic% has to orgive

those people !ho had !ronged him in the past. e blamed himsel or

the death o his mother. " he hadnt attended the baseball game to

persuade his ather he could have the chance to save his mother.

c. The 'ive /eople 0ou Meet in eaven

- (ne o the themes here is the love and concern or others. ddie ris%ed

his o!n lie to save a young girl named Annie in an ultimate death on

one o the rides in the par%. Another is all o our lives are connected

!ith each other in some !ay. We are all connected that even the

smallest person !ell ever meet 2 they are there or a reason that

a3ects our lives. 4astly no one dies and lives or nothing. ven though

ddie have thought o himsel as nothing Tala a young girl and the

th person he met in heaven made him reali,e that hes not !orthless

and denitely he has his !orth &ust by being a maintenance man in

5uby /ier# by ensuring that all rides are sae to be ridden.

6. Who infuenced Mitch Albom in presenting the themes in each novel?

"n Tuesdays With Morrie he !as inspired by his proessor Morrie

*ch!art, as he shared his philosophy as a !ay o living his legacy. And also

he published the boo% in hopes o gaining unds as a medical support or his

proessor.

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"n 'or (ne More )ay he !as inspired by his mother and his o!n

childhood. The idea came rom the sadness he elt !hen his mother 5hoda

Albom reached her 78s and he reali,ed that she !ould not be around orever.

"n the 'ive /eople 0ou Meet in eaven his uncle d!ard 9eitchman a

World War "" veteran and died at the age o 7: have inspired him in !ritingthis novel. e said that his uncle also lived li%e that o the main character in

his novel ddie.

:. What are the meanings o the symbols? ;*uggestion< We can change it to

=Are there any symbols ound in the novels?>

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/in% hibiscus plant

As Morries body !ea%ens so does the hibiscus plant. This is used as a

metaphor o Morries lie slo!ly !ithering and dying at the same time. Thisrepresents the most inevitable part o lie in all living things !hich is death.

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*occer ball

"n a soccer game no one can touch the ball eBcept the goalie. "t implies that

!e cannot move on to our uture i !e !ould still hold on to the past.

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5uby /ierDAmusement /ar%

The pier serves as a memory o 5uby the !ie o the o!ner o the par%.