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Summary of the novel "Ordinary People"

Title: Summary of the novel "Ordinary People"
Category: /Literature
Details: Words: 1013 | Pages: 4 (approximately 235 words/page)
Summary of the novel "Ordinary People"
Ordinary People is set in Lake Forest, Illinois, during the 1970s. The action focuses on the Jarrett family--Calvin and Beth and their son Conrad. Before the action of the book begins, there was a second Jarrett son--Buck--who was killed in a boating accident over a year before the novel begins. After the death of Buck, Conrad became deeply troubled, blaming himself. He tried to commit suicide by slashing his wrists; his attempt failed when Calvin …showed first 75 words of 1013 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 1013 total…return to Illinois, they hardly speak to one another until Beth announces to Calvin that she is leaving for Europe. While they do not talk about divorce, their differences seem irrevocable by the end of the novel. After Beth leaves, however, Conrad and Calvin really come together for the first time in the novel, saying that they love each other and showing an interest in developing a better relationship. Calvin and Conrad move to Evanston.

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