The novel Ordinary People is very similar to my ordeal that began just after the Christmas of 1999 when my stepbrother became deathly ill and died in March of 2000. Losing someone so close is only the beginning of the painful experiences that Conrad and I faced. The effects of losing a sibling are seemingly unbearable and will change a family forever.
The initial shock Conrad Jarret faced after losing his brother was devastating. He found little reason to go on in life and blamed himself for the loss of such a close person. Attempting suicide was only the beginning of the effects that such a catastrophe would have. Right after the first realization that a family member is lost comes a time when Conrad and his parents are more prone to small arguments. Although Calvin is careful to make sure Conrad is all right when he gets out of the hospital, Beth finds fault and accuses him of
In both instances tension sort of peaked and then settled down. All the emotions that have been stored up and pushed down so as not to come out at the wrong moment came out at, most likely, the worst possible time. The hardest thing about losing someone is to stay together. After a family member’s death, your family starts to fall apart, but will become stronger than before, that is if you can still stay somewhat together through it all. It’s like a copper wire. If you can bend it without it breaking, it becomes harder, stronger, more difficult to bend. That is why when Conrad’s parents came home from there golfing trip Conrad gave his mother a kiss, he had felt they made it through the bending. No matter what happens, your family needs to stay together and help each other because if you lose your family, you have also lost your best friends.
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