So far in this novel I've come across many themes. It seems Rowell is portraying a theme of family and isolation to name a couple. Eleanor's and Park's families are worlds apart. And she shows us the struggle families goes through. Clearly some have it worse off than others. The theme of isolation is shown to us through the fact that in the beginning both characters feel alone. They feel different and like they don't fit in. Eleanor especially considering her home life. I like how this story is relatable and it really makes us think outside the box and pay attention more to our surroundings.Tuesday, January 17, 2017
Eleanor & Park
I'm surprised by how much I've enjoyed reading this book. When I first started out I wasn't sure if it would be something I could get into, but it definitely was. The further I read, the more of an understanding I get of Eleanor and Park. When Eleanor calls the police on Richie, I was hoping Richie would get taken away. However, that wasn't the case. It makes me mad how awfully he treats his family. And I wish someone would stand up to him, or do something to make him stop. I don't understand how someone can put up with that for so long when they have the option for things to be better. We finally figure out what happened to Eleanor the day she was kicked out by Richie. Eleanor blames herself for edging Richie on to make him react the way he did. When in reality, it's not her fault at all. She was simply using a typewrite to type lyrics and the noise bothered Richie. It's not her fault he is the way that he is. There's so many moments I want to just jump in the book and tell Richie off.
So far in this novel I've come across many themes. It seems Rowell is portraying a theme of family and isolation to name a couple. Eleanor's and Park's families are worlds apart. And she shows us the struggle families goes through. Clearly some have it worse off than others. The theme of isolation is shown to us through the fact that in the beginning both characters feel alone. They feel different and like they don't fit in. Eleanor especially considering her home life. I like how this story is relatable and it really makes us think outside the box and pay attention more to our surroundings.
So far in this novel I've come across many themes. It seems Rowell is portraying a theme of family and isolation to name a couple. Eleanor's and Park's families are worlds apart. And she shows us the struggle families goes through. Clearly some have it worse off than others. The theme of isolation is shown to us through the fact that in the beginning both characters feel alone. They feel different and like they don't fit in. Eleanor especially considering her home life. I like how this story is relatable and it really makes us think outside the box and pay attention more to our surroundings.
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Same I have also really enjoyed this book, sad as a class we are almost finished with it. I was also hoping Richie would have been sent to jail, I am just happy Richie didn't hurt Eleanor after the police left. I do believe the story wouldn't be as good if some of the character got removed.
ReplyDeleteyour thoughts and incite on how the characters represent different themes in the story is very interesting and a different way of looking at things that really starts to tie things together.
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ReplyDeleteThe whole situation with Richie blows me away. I know this is just a story but this kind of stuff happens every day today, what does it take to leave someone?
ReplyDeleteThis book does a really good job of touching on lots of different themes. Thats what makes a good read I think.
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