《相约星期二》是美国专栏作家米奇·阿尔博姆的代表作之一,该书一经出版就轰动了美国文坛,并被译成31种文字畅销世界各地。故事真实地讲述了作者的恩师莫里·施瓦茨教授在辞世前14个星期的每个星期二给米奇所讲授的最后一门人生哲理课。死亡既作为文学作品的主题,又作为作品的线索,传递了作者对于人生更深入、更透彻的思考,使作品本身散发出浓郁的哲学意蕴。在此,本文尝试对作品中的死亡主题及其意义进行探讨。 “Meet Tuesday” is one of the masterpieces of American columnist Mickey Arbor, a publication that has aroused the American literary world and is being translated into 31 languages ​​that are sold well all over the world. The story is a true account of the last philosophy of life taught to Mickey by the author’s mentor, Professor Mori Schwarz, on Tuesday of every fourteen weeks prior to his death. As the theme of literary works and death as the clue of the works, death conveys the author’s deeper and thorough thinking on life, which exudes a rich philosophical connotation. At this point, this article attempts to explore the theme of death in the work and its significance.