Part one of term paper
Thousands of people around the world suffer the consequences of not being able to forgive, in some cases it destroys their life. Ordinary People by Judith Guest, is the story of a dysfunctional family who relate to one another in a very odd way. The book opens with seventeen year old Conrad, son of upper middle-class Beth and Calvin Jarret, ...

Part two of term paper
... with the other women in her social cycle, but in her own words, “its an emotional cripple”(Guest 253). Conrad on the other hand shows his personality to be different from Beth’s. He seems anxious to please everyone, putting their needs before his. Guest develops the theme “ forgiveness sets one free”, through the characters Beth and Conrad. Both are unable to forgive themselves for similar reasons, but Conrad comes to terms with his guilt while Beth cannot. She is furthermore, a perfec ...