Ordinary People | Techniques
Point of view is an important part of Guest's writing technique because each characters' perception of himself or herself is one of the chief concerns in Ordinary People. The point of view shifts between Conrad Jarrett and his father, Calvin, and thus the reader gets two different perspectives on the events in the story. This is most apparent with regard to their impressions of Beth. Both see her as distant, but Cal romanticizes this quality in her, while Con feels anger at her apparent lack of love for him. Con's perceptions of his mother are influenced by his sense that she...
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