Part 1) Context: Describe the social and historical context of the story (see chapter 1 of "Adult Learning"). If you are working with a historical film, you will want to address both the social and historical context of the story, and the social and historical context of the time in which the film was made. For example, if you're working with a Civil War film made in the 1980s, you'll need to talk about the social and cultural influences of the Civil War era and all the influences you see from the 1980s onwards. Ordinary People Was Judith Guest's first novel was published in 1976 and Robert Redford directed the film version in 1980. The novel is set in the late 1970s and focuses on the family of Calvin Jarrett. Calvin and his son have two sons, the older Buck is extremely popular at school and the younger Corrado who looks up to his brother. The family appears financially privileged but becomes dysfunctional when Buck dies in a boating accident. Buck and Conrad were on a boat when Buck died and Conrad can't stop blaming himself. He is so emotionally distraught that he tries to kill himself. After a month of hospitalization he is physically recovered, but he is still emotionally distraught and can't stop blaming himself. The late 1970s saw a rise in psychotherapy for adults, adolescents, and adolescents. The controversial idea of ​​psychoanalysis was predominant during the 1970s: ordinary people helped psychoanalysis become more accepted. Two other closely related issues were suicide and depression. According to the CDC, between 1970 and 1980, nearly 50,000 young people between the ages of 15 and 24 committed suicide. Young adults aged 20 to 24 had double the number and rate of so...... middle of paper ......repression and guilt, self-blame, suicide attempts, including the effects of his mother's emotional unavailability, his resentment that his mother loved his father and brother more. Conrad asked his therapist "So what should I do now?" The therapists responded with information and advice "Recognize your limitations" etc. These were educational comments about his mother's likely narcissistic character disorder, intended so that Conrad could begin to understand his own conflicts regarding her love. Conrad's focus was initially external when he then asked questions “do you mean why can't he love me”. The therapist responded with an internal psychological explanation aided by educational comments about the limitations of the mother's personality. ReferencesMerriam, SB, Caffarella, RS &Baumgartner (2007) Learning in Adulthood: A comprehensive guide, san Francisco, CA:Jossey-Bass