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Comparing Catcher In The Rye And Ordinary People

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Final Project 8 I am doing my final project on how “Ordinary People” has a very similar story compared to “ The Catcher in the Rye”. “Ordinary People” is about a boy named Conrad Jarrett that lives with his family in the suburban part of Chicago. His brother dies from a sail-boating accident, everyone idolized him. Conrad tries to live a normal life after his brother's death but instead starts to feel alone, not knowing what to do. He becomes very lost. He even tries to take his own life because of this feeling. He later goes to attend a mental institution for eight months. He later leaves and in there it made him realize that he has become a different person. The old meaning of normality no longer applies to him. Conrad, his father, and
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