In 1976, Judith Guest published her first book, Ordinary People, it immediately received literary praise for, not only, incorporating themes significant to the time period, but moreover for discussing difficult topics such as death, change, and depression. Only four years following the books release, under the author’s guidance, Robert Redford directed the award winning film which was titled after the novel. Ordinary People revolves around the lives of the Jarrett’s, a seemingly perfect, all American family that in reality has flaws deeply imbedded in their family
