Throughout the course of the book, Morrie teaches Mitch things like why not to feel sorry about yourself, or how to forgive people even though you may not want to. After Morrie had died, Mitch reached out to his brother, who he did not have a good relationship with, to tell him he had changed and wanted a better relationship. The book mentions, “Not long after Morrie's death, I reached my brother in Spain. We had a long talk. I told him I respected his distance, and that all I wanted was to be in touch-in the present, not just the past-to hold him in my life as much as he could let me.” (The conclusion 188) Without the influence of Morrie, this encounter with Mitch’s brother likely would’ve never happened. Mitch and his brother have never really had a strong relationship. Mitch has done things to hurt his brother, and his brother has done some things to hurt Mitch. However, the lessons Morrie taught him encouraged Mitch to reach out to his brother and forgive all the things that had happened in the past, and look to build a relationship with his
Throughout the course of the book, Morrie teaches Mitch things like why not to feel sorry about yourself, or how to forgive people even though you may not want to. After Morrie had died, Mitch reached out to his brother, who he did not have a good relationship with, to tell him he had changed and wanted a better relationship. The book mentions, “Not long after Morrie's death, I reached my brother in Spain. We had a long talk. I told him I respected his distance, and that all I wanted was to be in touch-in the present, not just the past-to hold him in my life as much as he could let me.” (The conclusion 188) Without the influence of Morrie, this encounter with Mitch’s brother likely would’ve never happened. Mitch and his brother have never really had a strong relationship. Mitch has done things to hurt his brother, and his brother has done some things to hurt Mitch. However, the lessons Morrie taught him encouraged Mitch to reach out to his brother and forgive all the things that had happened in the past, and look to build a relationship with his