Overview: The book is centered on a series of heartfelt conversations between a retired, terminally ill professor and one of his former students, who also happens to be the author. Mitch, the author, stumbles upon a televised interview of his old professor, Morrie, who had once greatly impacted his undergraduate life. Struggling with unresolved confusions in his personal and professional life, Mitch decides to reconnect and visit Morrie.   That visit turns into a weekly ritua