Sparknotes Eleanor & Park

Eleanor and Park is a fiction novel by Rainbow Rowell. In this story, the characters, Eleanor and Park, have many differences on the outside, but on the inside, they are more similar than they appear. Just by looking at them, anyone would be able to tell that they come from two completely different households as Park lives in a rather wealthy, loving household, while Eleanor lives in a poor, dysfunctional household. Though their home lives are worlds apart, they do find things in common with each other such as their love for comic books and music. So, they are different because of the dissimilar households they live in, yet they are similar because of their common love for comics and music.

I read the short story “The Bully, the Bullied, and the Bystander” written by Barbara Coloroso. I never pictured how bad bullying was until I read this book. What I liked about this book was how the author found a way to deal with people being bullied, the bullies and the bystanders. Also how she described every type of bullying and how to prevent them. It's a very inspirational book.

Eleanor, the protagonist, undergoes a difficult childhood where she had to take care of her ill mother for 11 years, until she died. Taking care of her mother for most of her childhood prohibited her from developing as a person; that affected her tremendously. For example, During Theodora’s supernatural experience, Shirley Jackson displays how Eleanor’s inner child managed to let her grow anger and jealously towards Theodora. Eleanor felt like Hill House was giving Theodora more affection and attention than it was giving her; similar, to the one that a child would have

I knew nothing about the book except its amazing title and distinct description. I have read many bullying stories, but this one seemed to stand out more compared to most stories. I wanted to read this story because it had something that interested me greatly, on the back Lucy stated that “to feel that more than anything else we want to be loved for who we are, while wishing desperately and secretly to be perfect” I found this quote quite unique in contrast to other books in this genre which intrigued me greatly.

Eleanor was raised without her parents, and was also left to voyage life under her grandmother. She lived with other relatives of jarring personalities, absorbed in their own life. She lived in a world within a world, finding difficulty conforming confidently

Everyone needs a home and a family to get by, but Eleanor seems unable to function in any situation outside of a home. She is unable to go out and make her own home, and like a child, she needs the home of another person to give her shelter and to protect her from the terrors that really get under her skin, such as the real world. And even when Eleanor thinks she has found a home with her newfound “cousin” Theodora, that is also ripped away.

The character that completely succumbs to the absolute reality of loneliness is Eleanor Vance. The uniqueness in Eleanor’s character is that she already lives a reality of loneliness, and she hopes to find company while staying at Hill House: “Perhaps I will encounter a devilishly handsome smuggler and… She turned her car onto the last stretch of straight dive leading her directly, face to face, to Hill house… The house was vile. She shivered and thought… get away from here at once.” (Jackson, 23). Eleanor came to Hill House without proper companionship, and yearns to have company. Like the House, Eleanor seems to be facing loneliness anxiety and experiences a basic alienation from making connections between any other human being. In addition

8. What reaction did Eleanor expect from her siblings when she came home from school?

She was always alone with no one loving her or care for her, she was a very shy person and she had a hard time talking to people. The cause of this was when “She was twelve years old ...her father had been dead"(3). Due to her father’s death at an early age, it leads her to become less of herself and alone as she was growing up. Not only her dad's death affected her but her mother," now that her mother was dead"(3), it causes Eleanor a lot of pain and suffering. Not only that her parent’s death proposes the problem with family but also her sister and her family as well.

It is 1986 in Omaha, Nebraska and Eleanor, a big red headed sixteen year old and Park, a half-Korean sixteen year old meet on the bus and realize they have many similarities. Comic books and music from the 80’s rock world pull them together after many awkward encounters. These two out of place teenagers have one amazing love and it makes it hard to stop reading. Eleanor and Park are both smart and know that first loves never last, but they are brave and desperate enough to try. This story challenges the idea of love at first sight, and definitely makes us think about what it means to intensely connect with another person. When Eleanor and Park clicked they didn 't talk, but Park would give Eleanor comics secretly on the bus and sneak them into her backpack. Park also made Eleanor a mix tape of 80’s music so that she wasn’t in the shadows. Eleanor had a rough family life with many siblings and a mother who paid more attention to her husband than her children. Park doesn 't know this but he make Eleanor happy and makes going home easier. Eleanor struggled with bulling in many ways, physically and mentally. Eleanor is a strong girl but it gets to a certain point where she can 't do it anymore. Park helps her through it when he comforts and talks through things with her. With Eleanor’s parents not liking Park and Park’s

During High School a teen goes through a lot of conflict with many different people. Eleanor, a character in the book “Eleanor and Park”, is a great example of what some teens are going through today. Eleanor is forced to sit next to Park, a kid that reads comics and listens to punk, on the first day of school. They both could not be any more different. It also doesn’t help that she is over the average weight and is made fun of at school for her looks. And with Eleanor struggling with her home life and her step dad Richie, Park becomes a safe spot for Eleanor. Richie is very protective of what goes on in his house so when he finds out about both of them together, it's not good. But Eleanor eventually finds a way to deal with everything and leave some things behind.

Eleanor & Park is a young adult novel by Rainbow Rowell. This story is praised and loved by all ages because of it’s ability to relate to the reader with it’s varied issues and themes that anyone can relate to. From romance, to bullying and violence, it has a little something for everyone. Overall themes are an important asset to this young adult novel, since they are the ideas that Rainbow Rowell explores, and helps the story take shape. It all goes back into the “coming of age” theme. The protagonists, Eleanor and Park, are two 16 year olds facing life’s obstacles, such as bullying, abuse, and even romance. This book teaches many lessons that one reader might relate to; although taking place in 1986, the lessons still relate to this day, from relationships, to issues at home. Eleanor & Park is an exceptional book that even the most hardened reader can relate to, this book handles a lot of issues and themes that anyone can relate to, and dishes out life lessons that will impact the reader, it’s written in such a realistic way, that it feels like a real story, and that is not in any way fictional. This book is a great piece of fiction that blends in pop culture, issues, and romance all in one that anyone can read.

Eleanor & Park is a fascinating story by Rainbow Rowell. The story is about a girl named Eleanor and a boy called Park. Eleanor is a new kid in town, with her weird clothes, bright red hair, she could not possibly stick out. Park is a boy who always has his headphones and comic books with.

In the book Eleanor and park it focuses on two high school students, it starts out from the perspective of a boy named park. Park is a quiet kid who enjoys taekwondo and sticking to his own crowd.He likes to keep his peace and distance from people. Until one day a big redheaded girl named Eleanor changes all that when she enters the bus looking like a deer caught in headlights.she gets on the bus unsure where to sit because everyone already has assigned seating, she begins to panic and stands there until the bus driver yelled at her to sit down.Park being the good person he was allowed her to sit by him but said it in a very vulgar manner. Every day they sit in agony on the 30 minute bus ride to school and home in complete silence. Until one

School Bus: Eleanor and Park first laid eyes on each other in the school bus. “The new girl took a deep breath and stepped farther down the aisle. Nobody would look at her. Park tried not to”.(7). As the main source of transportation to school for the a whole year, teens have chosen their “assigned seats” on the first day of school, sectioning off clicks and friends. “ “you can’t sit there,” Tina said. “that’s Mikayla’s seat.”.(8) Rowell uses the secluded atmosphere to emphasize Eleanor’s difference from the usual 80’s teen norm.