Essay Comparing Logan And Eleanor Know Reading

The trip is a blur of salt water, cramped spaces, and chocolate. Eleanor munches on a chocolate bar, chair reclined so far back that her back is almost parallel with the ground. Logan leaves the car, slamming his door and she jerks into a sitting position, eyes wide and alert. Logan chuckles from outside of the car, opening the passenger door for her. “Morning,” he smiles and Eleanor pokes her head outside of the car. A large, Victorian, stone house stands before them. Two figures stand on the top step, both watching Logan and Eleanor with hopeful expressions. Eleanor takes note of the girl who definitely couldn’t be older than herself — but with their bodies looking younger than their biological age, it's nearly impossible to judge someone’s age based on their physical appearance — and the older woman standing next to her. Logan takes his eyes off Eleanor and follows her gaze to the house. A smile spreads across his face when he sees the two standing on the step. The gap is closed when the girl leaps down the stairs and into Logan’s arms. Eleanor watches this display with fascination. They clearly aren't related; the girl has red hair, as opposed to Logan’s black hair, but they hug with such familiarity that Eleanor …show more content…
It's one of the few times she can ever relax. Eleanor grips the edge of the pages tighter the further into the book she gets. The words come to life inside her head as the characters interact with each other and the play begins. Her eyes are glued to the pages, swaying back and forth and dancing with the words. In these moments, she gets what Logan always talks about. Her paranoia might be annoying and a burden every day, but now she can deal with the fact that she’s being watched. Everyone in the world could be watching her and Eleanor wouldn’t care. Reading helps her cope and she finds that to be