In the beginning of the film, I would think Conrad’s self-concept consists of him thinking that he is alone in the sense that no one can help him cope with what he is going through and what he has already gone through. He is a depressed, sleep-deprived, and once suicidal person who thinks he is responsible for his brother’s death and, as a result, I believe he thinks of himself as having a low-self concept because what he is experiencing or had experienced is because he cannot find, or resort to, any means of “controlling” his issues. Three examples of how Conrad perceives himself in this way are (1) the fact that Conrad goes to see Dr. Berger to gain control of his problems, (2) he rarely interacts with others because he often has flashbacks to his accident, which often led him to a somewhat “vegetative state” when others tried communicating with him, and (3) Conrad never opened up his thoughts or feelings to anyone, in the beginning of the movie, besides his friend......

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Title: Ordinary People - Analysis Of Conrad's Self Image
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