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Ordinary People - Hardships   The theme of Ordinary People can be said best in the words of Honi Werner, " Some things cannot be foreseen or understood or blamed on anyone- they can just be endured. Love, openly shargond, is the only thing one can count on to give them strength for that endurance. Ordinary People gives a wonderful font of real life sentence and addresses many internal conflicts. This story about a boys recovery after his brothers death is extremely engrossing and captivating. Throughout the consummate book the reader is gradually and constantly exposed to aspects of each characters personality. The characters are extremely well developed and very enthralling. Conrad is the most complex character. lymph node did a wonderful job revealing that complexity clearly. I in like manner enjoyed the various internal conflicts that were faced. Conrad was faced with many conflicts including dealing with his parents and friends, forgiving himself as well as o thers for his brothers death, and allowing himself to express emotion. These conflicts made me look carefully at some of my own problems. This book is definitely made to make slew commemorate and not simply to entertain though it accomplishes both successfully. in that respect were few aspects of the story that I disliked. At first I was not pleased with the ending because I felt that it had no resolution. Later, I agnize that Ordinary People had quite a powerful ending. I do, however, think that Guest could have given a little more desktop on the family and compose in a way that would make it easier to commiserate who was speaking. This book would not be liked and appreciated by all. most(prenominal) people, however, would enjoy it because it is realistic and relative to most peoples lives. This book was definitely written for a mature audience that enjoys reading about real-life circumstances. This novel makes a wonderful movie that is both powerful and sorrowful. Timothy Hutton won an Oscar for his limning of Conrad Jarrett. I would certainly read this book again. There are so many hidden meanings and themes that I think one would discover new-fangled insights each reading. Ordinary People is humorous, entertaining, well written and very moving. Conrad is an correct depiction of a teenager of that time. This story makes the reader appreciate life and realize that no matter how much he wants to escape his problems and feelings, he can not run away from himself.