Eleanor & Park #3

I have finally finished the breath taking book "Eleanor & Park". Rainbow Rowell is an amazing author! She put so much love and pain in just 325 pages. All of the characters you meet in this book will effect either Eleanor or park. From where I left off I was explaining that Eleanor and Park got into a huge conflict and they didn't talk for quite some time. Well things have changed a lot and quickly. Ever since the horrible things were written in her book, Park wanted her to check right after gym class. The writing had stopped so Eleanor didn't think it would happen again until one day her clothes were gone. She panicked and looked everywhere. She couldn't believe where she had found them. They were in the toilet. Her new jeans and favorite vans were attempted to be flushed down the toilet. She wanted to sob as far as she could but she just tried to suck it up. Eleanor knew if park saw he would want to go after someone. She tried to sneak to her coulees office but to her luck she encountered Park. His face boiled with anger. She quickly left. She didn't want him to see her in something that made her look revolting, in her opinion. But in Parks opinion, she looked extremely beautiful. Seeing her in the right gym uniform made him just want to hug and kiss her. Well to not give too much away, Eleanor and Park start to escalate on their relationship. But will something come to ruin their real life fairy tale? 

Eleanor definitely has changed a lot in the book. Park helped her change a lot. He made her realize that she is worth it and that love - the real type - can help. Before, holding hands was something new and strange to Eleanor. Just a simple touch and she was amazed. "If you ever wonder what that feels like, it's a lot like melting - but more violent. Even in a million different pieces, Eleanor could still feel Park holding her hand." Eleanor claimed on page 72. But on page 253 - yes 181 pages later - Park and Eleanor had taken big steps into their relationship. Parks point of view show us, "Eleanor pressed her cheek to his chest, and Park hugged her. He wished that they could go through life like this." They are obviously a lot more familiar with each other. These two different parts of the book show us that she goes from shy to open. Because of her home situation she was never secure. She didn't trust anyone, not even her own mother. She now found park. He has helped her grow. He's showing her to live life freely. 

Goals

Making goals for yourself is very hard. Mostly picking which ones you're actually going to complete. In my opinion, it's hard to pick just one academic goal. I mean you could have many small goals, but overall one of my main goals is to finish 8th grade with good grades. I want to go into high school knowing I could take on the challenge. I will pay attention more and work harder on my assignments. I will also ask more questions and possibly stay after for extra help. I want to go into high school not being afraid of what is coming my way.

One of my personal goals is to travel around the US. I really enjoy seeing new places and going on adventures. I'm going to work hard in school so I am able to get a good paying job. Also, I will find a job I really enjoy and make sure that the job helps me travel places. I would really like to go to a different country, mostly Canada. It seems like an amazing place to visit and I know that one day I WILL go. Im really excited to complete all my goals.

Eleanor & Park #2

I've read further into the book "Eleanor & Park", and then things seem to get good something goes bad. For example, when Park invites Eleanor for the first time, everything seems fine until she arrives. She starts to get worried and insecure. She leaves knowing she probably messed up. Knowing that maybe that was her only opportunity to get on Parks Family's good side. At this point in my book I tend to not get to excited when they take a big step because I know something or someone will ruin it. They go into winter break fighting. The thing that caused the conflict was Tina. Tina has made fun of Eleanor since she arrived. Eleanor thinks Tina is writing vulgar things in her books. Park thinks Tina wouldn't go so far. Sadly, Eleanor's home life really affects their relationship for a while. Richie is a inconsiderate pain, who doesn't know what respect is. Everyone, even Eleanor's mom, fear him. He doesn't seems to know when to stop. He doesn't give them a good life and besides that he drinks like there's no tomorrow. He makes sure to pick at Eleanor the most. They don't even have a decent bathroom or phone. Park and Eleanor go a long time with no communication. Park finally has the courage to look for her. He knows it was dangerous with Richie around. Eleanor snuck out and they saw each other and talked. But it couldn't happen again. They knew that they had to work around it all, but sometimes it seemed impossible.

So the book got really good. Honestly, this book makes me just wanna jump into their world and hurt everyone making their relationship impossible. Richie can find out at any moment that Park and Eleanor are together, he would 'half murder' Eleanor or not obeying him. Tina is also becoming a big pain! That girls likes to stir trouble with Eleanor. She might not be over Park and that might be a probable reason of why she bothers Eleanor so much. Park starts to show who he really is and it's not something his father wants. I feel like this is going to cause a lot of conflict against Eleanor because she's different. She likes to wear many strange things on her outfits and now Park wears eye liner. His father might say that Eleanor is to blame. So many things can happen that it seems like they're all against Eleanor. The only things I'm really afraid of is what Richie might do when he finds out about their relationship. Knowing how he is.. It might be something drastic. 

Eleanor & Park

The book "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell is literally the most beautiful/stressful book there is. It's so irritating! Yet, so amazing! We start out by meeting both Park and Eleanor at the bus. Eleanor is new but she is almost right away attacked by the meanest kids on that bus. Park almost immediately thought she was weird. She dressed really strange.  No one would even let her sit. Park saw how she was being attacked with glares and giggles, he tried to ignore her but he ended up letting her sit next to him. They would never talk or even look at each other. It seemed like they hated each other. After a while they Park started to notice that Eleanor was paying attention to some comics he was reading. He started to tilt the book a little more so she would be able to read. He started bringing comics for her to read. She would take them home, read them, and bring them back the next day. He'd always have a new small pile of comics for her. Soon they started talking. They found out they really enjoyed each other's presence. The thing about them is that they're different personality wise. Eleanor isn't the prettiest girl ever and she's well aware of that. She also doesn't have a good life at home. Her step father Richie kicked her out for a whole year. Ever since then things have gone completely bad. Park is a nerdy kind of guy, but his family is alright. He lives in a good house with a good mother and father, but he doesn't really get to be himself. Both Park and Eleanor fall in love, but will their love last? Will he save Eleanor? Will she help Park become himself? 

Any and every book have many beautiful themes. I think that one of the main themes is that you should always look beyond the looks and search for a persons true personality to be able to accept them. See, everyone looks at Eleanor like she's a weird girl who's a bit over weight, but Park sees what makes Eleanor special. He sees her flaws but still loves them. Park would be considered a nerdy kid who wouldn't really get a girl. Eleanor sees that he's a warm hearted kid who is actually really fun and amazing. Sometimes you just have to get to know a person to see how special they really are.