The Ordinary People By Judith Guests

Rethinking Normal is a coming-of-age story about transcending physical appearances and redefining the parameters of “normalcy” to embody one’s true self. Katie Rain Hill memoir on her transition discussed what normal is and how she came to understand that normalcy was completely based on what each person individually makes of it.

In The Gift, Ian Parker discusses a personal story of a man named Zell Kravinsky that had given almost his entire fortune and kidney under moral obligation. The “big question” that will be evaluated in this paper is there important limits to how much do-gooding morality can ask of us? If so, how much can it ask of us to sacrifice for others? This question had placed great influence on Zell Kravinsky story and it is important we evaluate his arguments for moral obligation can ask of us. In this essay I intend to recognize the infraction that moral obligation puts on decisions such as ‘nondirected’ organ donation. The boundary Zell Kravinsky set an moral obligation should be avoided because his actions were not entirely moral, and placed harm on his well-being.

In “The Victims” by Sharon Olds it describes a divorce through the eyes of the parents’ children. The first section is shown through past tense as the speaker is a child and the last section is shown in present tense with the speaker already being an adult trying to make sense of past events. The word “it” in the first two lines carries a tremendous weight, hinting at the ever so present abuse and mistreatment, but remaining non-specific. The first part generates a negative tone toward the father who is referred to as malicious by the mother who “took it” from him “in silence” until she eventually “kicked him out.” Through the entirety of the poem the children are taught to hate their father. Who taught them? Their mother showed them that their father was a villain and were taught to have no sympathy for him but “to hate you and take it” and so they did so. Although the poem never directly states what the father did to receive the family’s hated, the speaker gives examples as to why he is hated.

In 1994, a conflict the US couldn't understand, between clans and tribes it didn't know, in a country where there were no national interests, occurred. The Rwandan War of 1994 did not deserve US intervention. There are four contentions on why the US should not have gotten involved in this Rwandan war. The Black Hawk Down incident, how the UN was there previously there, there being no Possible Gain, and having nothing to do with us. Through the examination of the novel, An Ordinary Man by Paul Rusesabagina, it is Obvious that these key points are valid.

In the “Invisible Child” written by Andrea Elliot, a lifestyle of a homeless girl named Dasani and her family is shown. Elliot displays Dasani’s culture, and some of the struggles that she and her family face daily because they are homeless. Dasani is very dedicated to her school work. She wants to be better than anyone in her family ever was so she doesn’t have to worry about being homeless for the rest of her life. In some ways I can relate to Dasani, I am very passionate about my school work as well. I want to excel so I can be my very best in the future. However, our reasoning’s for wanting to be the best we can be are a little different. She wants to excel so she no longer has to worry about being homeless whereas I’ve never been homeless so I cannot say the exact same. I grew up being a very privileged kid. Both of my parents worked full time good paying jobs. I’ve never had to want for much of anything. My parents have always spoiled me with nice things, they have always made sure my siblings and I had nice clothes and a decent meal to eat. They are even paying for me to attain a college education. Dasani and her family however are a lot different from mine. In the “Invisible Child” Elliot tells us how Dasani’s parents do not have legit jobs, instead they have side “hustles” that only bring in a few dollars. Elliot states (2013) that a lot of mornings Dasani was starving at school because she had no breakfast. Dasani and her siblings also had to wear clothes that were

The current generation is quizzical of the importance that religious teachings hold in our evolving pro-choice society. In past generations, spiritualism was a method of uniting the community and nurturing the young. However, we find that faith has the adverse effect. While separate from other religions, a rise in hate fueled discrimination and separatism is observable between different communities in all corners of the globe. In this generation, it is only logical that as religion is taught, after learning from present and past events, the very essence of the teachings is skewed and put into question.

The novel Ordinary People, by Judith Guest is about a family trying to recover after the death of the eldest son, Buck. It opens up a month after Conrad Jarrett has returned home from the hospital after attempting to kill himself.

“The Story of Us” is written by Deb Caletti and is a romance adventure book. It is set in a nice, expensive country living space. Caletti wrote this book in honor and memory of her and her little family of three’s furry friend, Jupiter.

This is Really Happening Every person has a life story about how they’ve grown, changed, and learned valuable lessons over the years. In the autobiography This is Really Happening by Erin Chack, the story follows Erin as she narrates her own experiences from surviving cancer, to growing up, to learning about what really matters in life. The story takes place in a variety of settings including New Jersey where Erin grows up and later works, Boston University while she’s in college, across the United States on a road trip, and London where she studies abroad. By the end of the story, Erin has a deeper understanding of just how hard fighting is to get through the obstacles in life.

In Meredith Small’s article Our Babies, Ourselves she focuses on people’s social and psychological development through examining the different cultural aspects of raising a child. During this process she compares the American perspective of treating babies, to those of the Gusii and the Dutch. Throughout her examination many points are made that I believe can give the reader’s a valuable understanding of the impact of different means of parenthood on a child’s future development.

Ordinary people by: Judith Guest, is a breath taking, beautiful story, about a young boy, Conrad, who struggles to get a grip on reality after his brother, Buck/Jordan ,passes in a horrific accident. The Jarrett’s struggle with keeping their family together and keeping everyone alive, literally.The story puts the family and their close friends feelings and opinions on paper while showing an insight into their lives and worlds. It captures the life of a real teen and his journey through tragedy.

Most texts in the literary canon are written by men so the entries of text that are by women are something of a different nature. Having your novel recognized as one worthy of being in the canon is a title like no other and books like Ordinary People who are written by a female are unique to the canon with their stylistic choices. After reading Judith Guest's novel Ordinary People I was able to see where females differ in writing choices than that of men. The tone of the novel is able to deeply connect with the readers as a more emotional and romantic language is present. I also observed how women paint a greater picture with words by being extremely descriptive and aren’t as straightforward with description as men are.

Women have always been considered a minority in our society. They have always been seen as the inferior population. Throw the race card in the mix and it makes matters way worse. Anne Petry’s “The Street” took place in Harlem in the 1940s. In that time, Harlem was full of violence, poverty, and racial conflict. “The Street” is about Lutie Johnson and her struggles to achieve success for her and her son Bub. Lutie is a black woman who desires more than what she had to settle for in the past. She wants this for her and her son. Lutie is portrayed as a “classy” woman but she is very impressionable. She has goals set in her head and willing to do anything to reach those goals. Lutie embarks on this new life with Bub in a bad apartment building in Harlem where she meets very questionable characters.

I recently got done reading a book called The Unnamables by Ellen Booraem, and I have read the whole book. In that book, there were three main characters named Medford, Prudy, and Goatman. This book is about an island, and everything on this island has a name. Things that are given a name, are supposed to live up to that name and do nothing more or less than that name. For example, their island is called Island, their city hall is called City Hall and so forth. People are also given names that they are to live up to, like Baker, Pickler, Carver, and so forth. I think this book takes place in the past. The reason I think this, is because the people in this story uses words like thou, thus, and phrases like "I fare well". The main character,

John Gray, the author of this text intends to establish and explain the relationships of men and women. The writer's main intention through his review "Men are from Mars and women are from Venus" is to improve good relationship and to establish peace in the world. A woman is a symbol of beauty, love and communicative. Development of scientific knowledge and space exploration made closer between men of Mars planet and women from Venus. This indicates the difference between men and women as they are from two different planet. They started to live together understanding each other. Later they came to other planet, Earth and forgot everything and couldn't recognize their differences.