After reading pages 1 through the chapter titled "The First Tuesday: We Talk about the World" from Tuesdays with Morrie., respond to the following questions:

1. How did Mitch and Morrie reconnect?
2. What is Mitch's analysis of his life since college? Do you think he's happy? Do you believe most people Mitch's age are following in a similar pattern to Mitch? Are they happy?
3. From the chapter "The Classroom" Mitch says, "My days were full, yet I remained, much of the time, unsatisfied". Would you say this describes most young - middle aged adults? Would you say this describes most college-aged students? Why or why not?
4. From the chapter "The Classroom" Morrie tells Mitch that he believes many are unhappy. How does he explain their unhappiness? Do you agree or disagree with Morrie? Why?
5. In the chapter "Taking Attendance" Mitch recalls something Morrie has said to him and it's this: "The culture we have does not make people feel good about themselves. And you have to be strong enough to say if the culture doesn't work, don't buy it". First, do you agree with Morrie that our culture doesn't make others feel good? Second, what do you think he means by the "don't buy it" part?
6. From "The First Tuesday" chapter, Morrie and Mitch have a conversation about Morrie's growing dependency on others and Morrie says that he is trying to enjoy the process. How do you think you would handle having to be dependent on others to meet your basic needs?