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Character Analysis Eleanor And Park
Eleanor and Park
By, Rainbow Rowell

I relate to the character Park Sheridan in the book Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell because he is considered weird and is an outsider. He isn't crazy about sports, parties, dating and he’s popular enough not to get picked on and different enough not to fit in, just like yours truly. We first meet Park when Eleanor is boarding the bus to school. He’s sitting all alone listening to his walkman, while Eleanor gets pushed around by Tina and Steve. He tries to ignore the situation but eventually saves the day when he’s had enough of the raucous (Rowell 9). Just like him I would try and avoid the situation but eventually do something. To Park, fitting in does not matter anymore and like him, I do not fit

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