What is ordinary? Ordinary could mean different things for different families or even different people. In the story “Ordinary People” written by Judith Guest. A family faces a challenge of a suicidal son and the loss of another son. A normal family would be portrayed as dad goes to work everyday to make money. They have a house and a car, own a dog and a few kids. The mother of this story Beth Jennet could be like any other mother. Beth seems like she wants to be the center of attention and when talking to someone she doesn't want the conversation to go to somewhere else, or on to someone else. Some moms in real life would be more than happy to talk about anyone but themselves but not Beth. throughout the story she had been upset with her