Body image today has a huge negative effect on society.Not only are girls affected by body image, but boys as well. Eleanor is constantly bullied about her size. She wears large clothing because her cast-off Goodwill clothing is seldom in her size. In one point of the book Eleanor speaks to her father. Eleanor says he used to drop "hints about her weight." Richie innaprotitaly insults at Eleanor about her appearance. Eleanor does not necessarily hate being fat, but she dislikes how much of an misfit she becomes because she looks different than anyone else. Park loves everything about Eleanor, yes including the parts Eleanor doesn't love about herself. When people call Eleanor & Park an obscene story, they’re saying that rising above the personal
