Ordinary People: Significance Of The Title

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In the real world, many teenagers attempt suicide. But, this is
not ordinary. It is unusual for a teenager to attempt or commit suicide.
Society does not look at this sort of behavior as ordinary. If a teenager
does attempt suicide, they are usually seeking attention and looking for
pity. As a result of these actions, they are seen as having some sort of
mental incapacity and are treated for it. Therefore, this is not ordinary
and Conrad was not either.
Another character in this book who is not ordinary is Beth Jarett,
Conrad's mother. Conrad feels as if she does not love him. She hardly
talks to him. She also treats him as if he does not belong in the family,
like a stranger. For example, in one part of the book, Conrad bends over
to hug his mother and she just sits there and does not hug him back. In
another part, his father wants to take a picture of Conrad and his mother
together, but she suggests that she take a picture of all the men ...

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