Ordinary People Movie Analysis

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Ordinary People
In the movie Ordinary People, Conrad and his mom and dad are all going through a hard time because they just lost their brother and son. It was really hard on Conrad especially because he was with him when he died. Although it was hard on all of them, they all handle it differently. The Jarretts could have handled their situation better. All of them individually have moments when they show violence or silence.

Conrad Jarrett is having a hard life because he and his brother Buck were on a boat and it started storming and Buck fell off the boat and drowned. Because Conrad thought it was his fault he tried to kill himself. He goes to a psychiatric hospital in order to get help. When he comes back his mom is avoiding him and

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