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    Ordinary people 1. What is dialectic? Dialectic is like treat people with borderline personality disorder. It explains relational life as full of pus-pull tensions resulting from the desire for polar opposites. Autonomy and Connection It desire to be independent or dependence while simultaneously wanting to feel connection with the partner EX: Beth and Calvin have the connection dialectic when they decide to go on a vacation together. Conrad has autonomy dialectic after he

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    I decided to base my clinical assessment of a movie character on Conrad Jarrett‚ the lead character of the film Ordinary People. Conrad is seventeen years old and is the only child of Beth and Calvin Jarrett. The Jarrett’s live in the affluent suburb of Lake Forest‚ Illinois‚ where Calvin works as a successful tax attorney. The Jarrett’s have just recently experienced a family tragedy‚ where their eldest son‚ Buck‚ drown in a boating accident‚ while Conrad witnessed the entire event. Six month

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    Ordinary People‚ by Judith Guest‚ was about a family who has had two tragedies and how they dealt with these tragedies. This story shows how the environment in which one lives affects ones reaction to tragedy. The Jarred family‚ were ordinary people. The family consisted of the father Calvin‚ the mother Beth and two sons Buck and Conrad. They were an upper class family in good financial standing. They apparently had a happy life until Buck died in a boating accident. Calvin was a concerned

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    Bello Ordinary People In Judith Guest’s novel‚ Ordinary People‚ Beth‚ Calvin‚ and their son Conrad are living in the aftermath of the death of the other son. Conrad is filled with grief and guilt to the extent of a suicide attempt. Beth had always seemed to prefer his brother and has difficulty showing empathy towards Conrad or Calvin. Calvin is stuck between the two trying to hold the family together while also trying to keep himself from falling apart. The novel shows different ways people communicate

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    Ordinary People Essay “Good literature substitutes for an experience which we‚ ourselves‚ have not yet experienced.” Even though you don’t experience things in real life you can still learn from the things you read. I agree with this quote because people don’t have to go through life experiences in order to understand what they read. When you read a book you can learn from it without going through the exact situation as the characters go through. In the book Ordinary People written by

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    sense of identity is the condition of being oneself and not another. In Ordinary People‚ Judith Guest refers to Conrad Jarrett as "A newborn fawn without his mother (46)." Ever since Conrad lost his brother‚ Buck‚ in a tragic boating accident‚ he feels guilty and that he is to blame. He loses his sense of identity‚ but with the help of Jeannine‚ Dr. Berger‚ and Calvin‚ he is able to reevaluate himself and become an "ordinary person" once again. Con’s definition of himself changes when he is with

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    but forgets to ring the doorbell. -again‚ working through movements of awkwardness by being honest + acknowledging them. (vs. How Cal+Beth deal with issues) p170-171 more about Jeannie past - she also has an “ordinary” life e.g. her parents divorce. other reason for moving? -kisses her -reminded of Berger’s advice -the body doesn’t lie - all you have to do is stay in touch

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    the positive outcome of the situation. By choosing to tackle the source of the contention and confront the opposing person in a controlled manner‚ one can overcome the hardships and tension caused by the feud. However‚ the award-winning film “Ordinary People” depicts a family of three‚ Conrad‚ Beth‚ and Calvin Jerrett‚ whose actions convey their lack of understanding of the significance of this concept. Following the unfortunate outcome of a boating incident‚ the Jarrett family is grievously forced

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    Cal pours himself a drink (he has been doing a lot of this lately‚ he remarks to himself) and talks to Conrad while waiting for Beth to get ready. He is unsure what to talk to Con about‚ but asks him what he was doing today; Con tells him he was in Skokie seeing someone he knows‚ but will say no more. He tells Cal that he has a midterm on Tuesday and has to study. Cal mentions London‚ and Conrad says that whatever they decide is fine. He’ll go for Christmas if they want; he doesn’t want to spoil

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    Some people say that nothing is permanent in life. These people are wrong‚ one thing is permanent; death. When a loved one dies‚ they are not forgotten‚ they are forever remembered and continuously affect those who were close to them. In the novel‚ Ordinary People‚ written by Judith Guest‚ this theme is seen in the Jarrett family after their youngest son‚ Buck‚ died in a boating accident. Each family member deals with the shock of Buck’s Untimely death in different ways. Conrad feels responsible

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