Ordinary People: Significance Of The Title
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The significance of the title “Ordinary People” is that it is
ironic because there are not ordinary people in the book. It does not
correspond with the novel itself. As defined in Webster's Dictionary,
ordinary means usual, common, or normal. To most people, this is what they
think they ar ....
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.... sea when the waters began to get rough. However, there was
nothing that Conrad could have done to prevent the boat from capsizing.
His attempt to commit suicide is one of the things that makes him
unordinary from normal teenagers.
In the real world, many teenagers attempt suicide. But, this is
not ordinary. It is unusual for a teenager to attempt or commit suicide.
Society does not look at this sort of behavior as ordinary. If a teenager
does attempt suicide, they are usually see ....
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