Eleanor and Park, is a young-adult fiction about two unlikely lovers who turned eachothers worlds upside down. Eleanor never imagined going behind her mother’s back or risking her well-being for some boy. Except he wasn’t just some boy, he was Park. Park never thought he’d sacrifice his secure social status for “the new girl”. Except she wasn’t just the “the new girl” she was Eleanor. In their little town in Omaha, Nebraska, neither one of them expected to find someone whom they couldn’t stop loving, that would open up their worlds to possibilities that they never knew existed before. Until Eleanor sneaked a peek at Park’s comic book, and he shared it. Eleanor thought everything was bland before she met Park, and Park never knew beautiful and
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Eleanor and Park live in the Flats. The Flats is a very poor, small, predominantly white neighborhood where practically everybody knows each other, and every child goes to the same school. In addition, Eleanor and Park describe how they view the Flats. “If you weren’t born in the Flats (if your family didn’t go back ten generations, if your parents didn 't have the same great-great-grandparents), you were an outsider,” (Rowell, 223) said Park. All the parents in the Flats grew up together, because they were all born there and no one ever really leaves. The families in the Flats may not have perfect lives, but one of the things that keep them together is that they are surrounded by people that they can relate to; that are in the same social class. Eleanor’s house is very small, and all of her siblings as well as herself share one room. She and one of her other siblings share a bunk bed, as the others sleep on the floor. Her mother doesn’t work, but her step dad does so he provides for their family. “The only upside to living in this effed-up neighborhood was that everybody else was effed-up, too,” (Rowell, 126) continued Eleanor. Growing up in the Flats is hard for every child who lives there, but socially every family is close to the …show more content…
She has big, curly, red hair that is often messy and left down. She has lots of freckles that scatter her face as well. She stands out from any crowd, and is often bullied because of that. Her step dad has never liked her and she has never liked him. When she does something he doesn 't like he kicks her out of their house, which is complete with her mom, and four other siblings. They are a very poor family, and struggle to make ends meet. It’s hard for her mom to do anything to protect Eleanor and the other children, not to mention herself, because Eleanor’s step dad (Richy) abuses her. So when she starts sneaking around with Park, she has to keep it a secret in order to stay at home and not be scrutinized by her whole
Eleanor and Park live in the Flats. The Flats is a very poor, small, predominantly white neighborhood where practically everybody knows each other, and every child goes to the same school. In addition, Eleanor and Park describe how they view the Flats. “If you weren’t born in the Flats (if your family didn’t go back ten generations, if your parents didn 't have the same great-great-grandparents), you were an outsider,” (Rowell, 223) said Park. All the parents in the Flats grew up together, because they were all born there and no one ever really leaves. The families in the Flats may not have perfect lives, but one of the things that keep them together is that they are surrounded by people that they can relate to; that are in the same social class. Eleanor’s house is very small, and all of her siblings as well as herself share one room. She and one of her other siblings share a bunk bed, as the others sleep on the floor. Her mother doesn’t work, but her step dad does so he provides for their family. “The only upside to living in this effed-up neighborhood was that everybody else was effed-up, too,” (Rowell, 126) continued Eleanor. Growing up in the Flats is hard for every child who lives there, but socially every family is close to the …show more content…
She has big, curly, red hair that is often messy and left down. She has lots of freckles that scatter her face as well. She stands out from any crowd, and is often bullied because of that. Her step dad has never liked her and she has never liked him. When she does something he doesn 't like he kicks her out of their house, which is complete with her mom, and four other siblings. They are a very poor family, and struggle to make ends meet. It’s hard for her mom to do anything to protect Eleanor and the other children, not to mention herself, because Eleanor’s step dad (Richy) abuses her. So when she starts sneaking around with Park, she has to keep it a secret in order to stay at home and not be scrutinized by her whole