Book: Ordinary People
Questions: 4-20

Conrad says that he has come to see Dr Berger because his father Calvin told him to, and he would not otherwise be there.Conrad initially comes off as apprehensive but quickly caves. Conrad thinks about how great the initial meeting went and how "loose" Berger is as he walks away. He becomes lost in thought, reflecting on how people find it difficult to speak to him.Conrad's key moment of experience, obviously, was the death of Buck, and event which haunts him throughout the novel because he cannot forgive himself or move on. So he doesn't mention about this brother to the Dr Berger first.Beth is a very private person and becomes very angry when mentioned about his son. Hence she immediately leaves the party when Calvin tells the others that Conrad is seeing a psychiatrist. Beth is obviously deeply concerned with appearances and the impression her family makes on other people. Due to his mother's cancer diagnosis and treatment problems, Conrad exhibits erratic behavior. He suppresses his feelings and finds it difficult to express them to others.Conrad is meeting his old buddy Karen, who was once in the hospital with him, in a little café. Each recalls how close they were in the hospital, conversing for often hours on end. They engage in casual conversation.Conrad is distracted by memories of his fight with Beth the previous night over the possibility of a trip to London. He plays over the conversation in his mind, remembering that Beth criticized him for asking too many of the wrong questions without asking the important things, like whether or not Conrad wants to go to London. Why is Conrad insecure?Conrad experiences a lot of insecurity as a result of his perception that Karen is uninterested in him personally. Conrad is not just the kind of boy who struggles to wake up for school in the first chapter; these peeks into his thinking are getting deeper and more regular. We are starting to glimpse his more violent and dark side, which is strongly related to his extremely flimsy sides. For instance, when everything does not go as he had wanted for the evening, he snaps at everyone, and Karen in particular in his head. Even though Conrad is obviously troubled and depressed, nothing of those emotions comes out of him.To learn more about Conrad, visit:https://brainly.com/question/14313943#SPJ13