I am on page 28 of Ordinary People by Judith Guest. I am really enjoying the book so far. I enjoy the character of Conrad Jarrett. He has had some kind of past traumatic event that has not yet been stated, but I think it is some kind of scare like a suicide attempt. He is trying to regain order and control like he had previously in his life. There is an internal conflict of him just trying to be normal after these events changed so much inside him. There is also external conflict in which the other characters in the book are all aware of this significant event in his life and they try to help him cope with it and get back on track. He says he doesn't want it and wants things to be normal but I think he is realizing that he will need it if he wants his life to return to normal.
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