Part one of term paper
I disagree with the statement “Avoiding problems is a way of handling them”. My position is clearly supported in the novel Ordinary People, by Judith Guest. Main characters in the novel, Conrad Jarret, his mother Beth, and his father Calvin portray indifferences throughout the book. Conrad is a troubled teen that can’t let go of his B ...

Part two of term paper
... is very loving to Conrad, but is too cautious and worried about him. He is an Attorney as profession and tries to keep his family together on the side. Calvin wants more than anything to please and help Conrad, and that sometimes becomes irritating to Conrad as well as Beth. Beth is almost completely the opposite. Beth is a housewife that lunches with the other women of town and she is very cautious about her appearance to the community. Beth cares more about herself and her social standing th ...