In todays society mothers play a significantly important role in the typical American family They are expected to love and care for their children and are likely to display the love and affection towards their husbands throughout marriages In the novel Ordinary People by Judith Guest Beth violates these norms by showing no emotions towards her family Through the perspectives of Cal Con and her own actions Beth is portrayed as an unloving member of the Jarrett family throughout the book Calvins
The literal nature of the journey in Judith Guests Ordinary People affects Conrads character and the overall theme of the novel After eight months in a psychiatric hospital there because of attempted suicide seventeen year old Conrad tries to return to his once normal life While on his journey back to normalcy Conrad is faced with various obstacles such as trying to get over his feelings of despair anger and dealing with his parents who seem to be in denial The novel takes us on this journey ba
In Ordinary People Conrad struggles with finding the difference between who he is and how he feels about himself After the death of his brother Buck Conrad feels extremely guilty about the accident He blames himself for not being able to save him This is too heavy a burden for him to handle and he attempts to kill himself Conrad should have realized that what happened doesnt define who he is He wanted to kill his guilt and his poor self image but along with it he was killing himself When Conrad
I wrote about the novel Ordinary people by Judith Guest In this paper I will try to explain how can tragic events impact others lifes and their stability We will talk about that in two aspects What happened and What followed Our main character in this book is 17 years old Conrad Keith Jarrett Book begins in the moment when he wakes up on the first school day after his return home The main event happened approximately a year before the beginning of the book Conrads older brother Jordan Buck Jarr