Part 1 of Essay
The story of Ordinary People was not so much about the loved one who had died but the loved ones whom he left behind. The story involved what you might call your “average family”, however, it shows the toll which death can take on this average family and its individual members. Author, Judith Guest, uses characterization t ....

Part 2 of Essay
.... “You don’t believe that, you say it, but you don’t believe it.” He looks for answers elsewhere. Cal begins searching within himself for a conclusion. “I’m the kind of man who…?” He can’t answer this question without being too painfully truthful; afraid of finding something he doesn’t want to see. He begins noticing imperfections in himself. “He has noted this about himself lately: He drinks too muck when they go out. Because drinking helps.” Cal finally comes to a conclusion that there was nothing he could ....