Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell is a young adult novel about two teenagers who struggle to find themselves and love. The protagonists were both between 13 and 17, but there were adult characters who played significant roles. The characters, mostly the main characters, were very memorable and you felt a connection with them. Rowell did a very good job giving a vivid description of scenes and character in a familiar, well described setting. This all happened over less than a full school year, using a short time span. The story was very easy to read and Powell used understandable language with slang from the time period she wrote about. The book was a bit too long, so it tended to be a little overwhelming. Also, it was not in first person perspective,
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Eleanor is an innocent because her goal was to remain in safety, she knew that if she laid low and kept to herself she could stay out of richie’s and bullies’ way. He was motivated by abandonment because of her past experiences. Her dad had up and left her family and wanted nothing to do with them, Richie had kicked her out for a year, and her mom had abandoned her to take care of Richie’s needs. The problem in Eleanor’s life was mainly Richie, and she was always trying to just hide and deny it was there and later on Eleanor ran away to seek rescue from him. Eleanor took awhile, but she started trusting Park with every part of her life. She was also very optimistic about her situation when talking to people because of her denial of a problem.
Eleanor was an orphan because she attempted to regain safety from richie, although that happened at the end it was the end goal and had been building all throughout the plot. She feared exploitation from Richie because of the way he victimized Eleanor. Eleanor was very independent she never needed help until the very end, she only relied on herself because that was all she had. Also she was always realistic about her situation and didn’t sugar coat anything, she just kept to …show more content…
I was enthralled with it and, at times, could not put it down. It was relatable to me because of my family situation in high school, but I believe any young adult can relate to being bullied and losing someone. Young adults love to read about love stories, but this book was more than that. Relatable topics like abusive relationships, bullying, self image, and family all resonate with the majority of young adults. This book was well written and easy to understand which made it that more easy to got lost in. The characters made you feel sympathy and/or empathy, you could feel their struggles because of the detail and conciseness. The only thing I am disappointed about was wanting more closure at the end. I wanted Eleanor and Park to be together and one postcard with three words, not specified, just leaves too much open for interpretation. At one point one of Eleanor and Parks teachers said it perfectly, “...people want to remember what it’s like to young? And in love?”(p.45). I thought that really summarized what young adult literature is and what I wanted from this
Eleanor is an innocent because her goal was to remain in safety, she knew that if she laid low and kept to herself she could stay out of richie’s and bullies’ way. He was motivated by abandonment because of her past experiences. Her dad had up and left her family and wanted nothing to do with them, Richie had kicked her out for a year, and her mom had abandoned her to take care of Richie’s needs. The problem in Eleanor’s life was mainly Richie, and she was always trying to just hide and deny it was there and later on Eleanor ran away to seek rescue from him. Eleanor took awhile, but she started trusting Park with every part of her life. She was also very optimistic about her situation when talking to people because of her denial of a problem.
Eleanor was an orphan because she attempted to regain safety from richie, although that happened at the end it was the end goal and had been building all throughout the plot. She feared exploitation from Richie because of the way he victimized Eleanor. Eleanor was very independent she never needed help until the very end, she only relied on herself because that was all she had. Also she was always realistic about her situation and didn’t sugar coat anything, she just kept to …show more content…
I was enthralled with it and, at times, could not put it down. It was relatable to me because of my family situation in high school, but I believe any young adult can relate to being bullied and losing someone. Young adults love to read about love stories, but this book was more than that. Relatable topics like abusive relationships, bullying, self image, and family all resonate with the majority of young adults. This book was well written and easy to understand which made it that more easy to got lost in. The characters made you feel sympathy and/or empathy, you could feel their struggles because of the detail and conciseness. The only thing I am disappointed about was wanting more closure at the end. I wanted Eleanor and Park to be together and one postcard with three words, not specified, just leaves too much open for interpretation. At one point one of Eleanor and Parks teachers said it perfectly, “...people want to remember what it’s like to young? And in love?”(p.45). I thought that really summarized what young adult literature is and what I wanted from this