Sports
Hello, Old SportThe sport a person plays can say a lot about that person. Someone who is very flexible might get into gymnastics. Someone who doesn't mind getting aggressive might like football. An...
Christmas
The Reason for the SeasonIn the United States, Christmas and cold weather go hand in hand like fruitcake and figgy pudding. The cold weather adds to the atmosphere of Ordinary People. Beth is emoti...
The TV Dinner
Hungry ManThe Jarretts seem to have a country club membership, yet they eat frozen meals for dinner. We hope they at least spring for a fancy TV dinner and not a Banquet, which looks like someone f...
Control Issues
Cruise ControlHave you noticed a pattern in all the symbols and images we've talked about so far? Everything boils down to control, and all of the chapters told from Conrad's point of view deal wit...