Jarrett's Ordinary People

Ordinary People

Ordinary People is a book about a family that does not operate very properly each character in the story has problems. But they all manage to figure something out. I don’t really relate to any of the characters but if I have to choose one it would be Calvin Jarrett. In the story Calvin is described as a natural listener and a guy who had a very rough childhood. He grew up in an orphanage. His mom gave him up because she knew she wouldn’t be able to take care of him. He also never met his dad. He blames himself for the negatives things that are happening with his family he also works as a Tax attorney and you have to be really smart to have that job. Cal is married and he is also a father. He is Conrad’s dad. Cal is really

Buck died in a boating accident and his death affected the whole Jarrett family especially Conrad. Cal is doing everything he can do just so he can have his family back like they used to be. Since Cal had a very rough childhood he does everything he can so his family can have everything they want since he didn’t have a lot when he was young. Calvin married Beth, and he found happiness with her for a time. However, even before their son’s death, Calvin seemed to realize something was missing. He even contemplated having an affair. Calvin had a mentor when he was younger, Arnold Bacon was an attorney and made Calvin to go to law school. He also helped pay for Calvin’s education, and he was the closest thing to a father figure that Calvin ever had. Bacon was very disappointed when Calvin’s married Beth while he was still a student. That decision made the relationship to slowly fade away. I can relate to him in some ways because he tries to make things better and that’s me like if there’s ever in issue between my family or my friends I’m the one who convince them to try to talk it out or box it out. In this book “Ordinary people’’, Calvin makes a lot of drastic changes

He makes a fact, teasing her. Don’t act like I’m trying?’’ pg. (56) sadly they couldn’t be able to accomplish that. There is one part that I can’t really relate too Calvin and it what he’s doing with his Conrad he is giving him everything like money I understand why he’s doing that. He’s doing it because Calvin had nothing when he was young so he wants to give everything to Conrad but I wouldn’t really want to do that because you’re giving everything to your son and you’re not teaching him how to work for it I mean my parents taught me that and I thank them for that. I mean I bust my ass from Monday to Sunday. Anyways he gives all his attention to his son but he barley gives it to his wife and now his wife just wants to walk away from the marriage and she wants to act like nothing happened but she does not think about Conrad he is still traumatized because of what happened to his brother and what he tried to do and the fact that he was in the hospital for eight straight months and I see why he gives a lot of attention to his son because I mean he lost his older son and Conrad lost his big brother and Conrad looked up to his older brother and Conrad tried to take his own life by