Anna Besancenez Scheller 2 In the book Elanor and Park the setting is taking place in a high school in 1986.The setting is also taking place on the bus. There are a few mean kids that sit in the back of the bus that yell and like to make jokes. Park (one of the main characters) sits in the middle of the bus and trys to ignore the kids in the back. Elanor just moved schools and couldnt find a place to sit, so she sat with park. Since the kids on the bus gave her a hard time she didnt want to ride the bus anymore. Elanor choose not to ride the bus because of the bus ride to school. i think it would be hard to adapt to Eleanors environment because switching schools is hard. You dont know anyone and you dont know how you will fit in.
Joey Wallace Scheller Hour 1 Eleanor & Park takes place in 1986. The book changes chapters by switching to the other character’s perspective. It starts with your typical high school bullies and Park trying to ignore them by listening to his walkman. The book makes alot of 80’s references to pop culture like Alien and Every Which Way But Loose. Everybody swears also. Eleanor ends up sitting next to Park on the bus because every other seat is taken. Park swears at her but they keep sitting together awkwardly until one day Park realizes that Eleanor is trying to read Park’s comic books. Park wanted to talk to her but didn’t want to be any more awkward than it already was. Eleanor didn't actually like comics but she read them anyways because that’s all she had to do. And thats where i left off.
In the novel, Eleanor and Park, it takes place in 1986 in a high school. The setting of this novel effects how Eleanor and Park think and act because of the 80’s pop culture. In the book, they use terms like walkman and listen to old music, such as The Beatles. Eleanor and Park act the way they do toward each other because of their environment and what they have grown up around. Eleanor is a poor, high school girl who lives with her mom, step-dad, and younger brothers and sisters. Park is a high school boy who is much wealthier than Eleanor, and loves music and comics. If I had to adapt these two character’s environments and lifestyles, I would find it difficult, since our modern day is very different and much more evolved than Eleanor and Parks’ modern day.
I think if i had to adapt to the 80's, i would be walking around with my walkman in my pocket and headphones on. I don't know that Park is very wealthy but i'd imagine his family is since he can afford so many tapes and comic books
Anna Besancenez Scheller 2 The character Steve sits at the back of the bus and makes fun of the other people and or gives them a hard time. I disagree with Steve's actions because it's not nice or okay to make fun of other people. Steve is acting and thinking this way because he thinks it makes him cool and he is also making the other kids laugh. Park would just blast his music and try to ignore it. I think an appropriate response would be to say please stop or tell an adult about the situation to see if they can try and help you.
I think i would do the same thing Park did. Im not one for telling on people but I would be annoyed by Steve and his annoying friends. I would just ignore it and listen to my music.
I get that people wouldnt want to say anything to an adult but if it got bad enough they should say something or stand up for themselves. i would try to ignore it to but after awhile it would get tiring just listening to them.
Riya Contractor 5th Hour I agree with how Steve is making bad decisions and saying hurtful things to other on the bus. Steve thinks that doing this makes him superior to others, when it really isn’t. Also, Park and Eleanor should stand up for themselves, each other, and tell an adult, like the counselor, about the situation on the bus that they have to deal with.
I agree that Eleanor and Park should stand up for themselves and i think they will towards the end of the book hopefully. Eleanor and Park should not have to deal with someone making fn of the or giving them a hard time every day. I also dont think should ignore it.
I really like how Park brings comic books for Eleanor on the bus. I did not like when Eleanor didnt have anywhere to sit but she sat with Park and he sweared at her. I thought it was really rude. What were your thoughts on Eleanor's experience with the Hickman's and her situation?
I like how Park turned his feelings around for Eleanor. At first he did not like her because he had to sit with her on the bus but now he misses her and tells her he likes her. She has only said she misses her and likes him once.
Joey Wallace Hour 2 In Eleanor & Park, Eleanor is one of the main characters. She just moved into Omaha, Nebraska and lost the few friends she had back at her old school. She isn’t a very happy person to say the least. Her step-father Richie is a terrible person who makes her mom cry but her mom doesn't leave him. On her first day of school, she looks terrible because she doesn’t have the bare necessities even. She can’t find a seat and nearly flips out on Tina, the girl not letting her sit down, and Park lets Eleanor sit next to him. What I see wrong with this is that if she wants to be liked, she can’t flip out like that. I think if she wants to be liked, she needs to try to look nice and be nice.
Riya Contractor 5th Hour I agree with you on how Richie is extremely disrespectful to Eleanor and her mother. Also, on how Eleanor should act nice when meeting new people, and presenting herself in front of others. Even though Eleanor doesn’t have the nicest clothes and necessities, the least she can do is be nice towards others when arriving to a new school.
Riya Contractor 5th Hour In the book, Eleanor and Park, a characters’ actions, values, and behavior that I strongly disagree with is Richie, Eleanor’s step-dad. Richie is extremely disrespectful to Eleanor, and treats her differently compared to his other step-children. Richie is always drunk and is usually doing illegal things, when he’s not at home with the family. This is wrong because Eleanor’s family needs support and Richie is making things worse for Eleanor especially because he never listens or talks to her. Also, Richie treats Eleanor’s mom with complete disrespect. He beats her and demands many things from her. A preferable behavior that Richie could do would be to drink and smoke less, spend time with his family, and respect the women and children in his household.
Richie is a terrible person, i completely agree. He abuses Eleanor's mom physically and mentally, he doesn't care about the kids and he drinks and smokes. He should start spending some of his money at least on the family. You notice that Eleanor’s mom has to support the family behind his back. She takes money out of his pants pockets and spends it on little things that he wouldn’t notice, like food and new clothes for the kids. It’s terrible that Richie is a bad person and I feel bad for the rest of the family.
I also agree that Richie is a terrible person. The money that he has he isnt spending on the good things, he is only spending money on things that will only benefit him. Like alcohol and cigarettes. He doesnt even care that Eleanors mom does everything for him and the kids.
The most important conflict in Eleanor & Park is between Eleanor and her step-father. The book takes place 1986, but their conflict begins before that. Eleanor’s step-father, Richie is the definition of a raging alcoholic. Before the book takes place, Richie had thrown her out of the house for a year. When the book starts, she had just came back, and they just moved. Throughout the book, Eleanor and her mom are always in constant fear of Richie going crazy. Eleanor's mom has to support the family behind his back. She’ll take his pocket money to buy things he won’t notice like new jeans or hide food in cabinets. Richie hears Eleanor’s typewriter and breaks it because he was sick of hearing it. Richies just a terrible person and I bet he’ll do worse stuff throughout the rest of the book.
Riya Contractor Hour 5 I agree with how Richie is one of the major conflicts in the novel because he does not even notice how horribly he’s treating his family and doesn’t consider how they feel. If Richie was gone, then things would be a lot better for the family. Everyone would finally be happy and unafraid of what Richie would have done to them.
Anna Besancenez Scheller 2 I think the most important conflict in the book Elanor and Park is how Richie treats Eleanor, her siblings and her mom. Richie is very rude and disrespectful towards the. One night Eleanor and her siblings were sitting in a circle in their room just listening to their mothers scream. It is important to the plot because it shows how their home life is like. It also shows how they are treated everyday. My reaction to this conflict is sad yet frustrated for Eleanor and her family. Im sad because no one should ever be treated like that. Im frustrated that Richie doesnt care that he is disrespecting them.
Riya Contractor Hour 5 I agree with how Richie is one of the major conflicts in the novel because he does not even notice how horribly he’s treating his family and doesn’t consider how they feel. If Richie was gone, then things would be a lot better for the family. Everyone would finally be happy and unafraid of what Richie would have done to them.
Riya Contractor Hour 5 The most important conflict in the novel, Eleanor and Park is how Eleanor and Park cant be together because of Eleanor’s family. Eleanor and Park are madly in love with each other, but aren’t allowed to date because of Eleanor’s strict family and abusive step father. This is important to the plot because if Eleanor could date Park without being afraid of what her family would do to her, then the story would have a happy ending and everything would finally be okay. I think this is the most important conflict in the novel because Eleanor wouldn’t have to worry about the small things anymore, and could finally be happy with the boy she has fallen in love with.
I agree. I think it sucks that they love each other but cant express it because of Richie. I feel bad for Eleanor because she can't even go to Park's house without lying to her mom. If Richie wasn't around, i think this book would be way different.
I agree that Richie is a terrible person and they would be better off without him. I also feel bad for Eleanor because she deserves a better life style. I do like how supportive Park is to Eleanor. I think its sweet.
The theme of Eleanor and Park is that you don't judge a book by its cover. At the beginning of the book, Eleanor gets on Parks bus and she is a mess. “Not just new-but big and awkward. With crazy hair, bright red on top of curly. And she was dressed like she wanted people to look at her. Or maybe she didn't get what a mess she was. She had on a plaid shirt, a mans shirt, with half a dozen weird necklaces hanging around her neck and scarves wrapped around her wrists.” Eleanor isn't the most good looking girl but she’s special to Park. On the inside, Eleanor was this girl who is funny and smart and strong. Eleanor is more than what's on the outside. Most of her shines on the inside.
Riya Contractor 5th Hour I agree with how Park only finds Eleanor extremely special because to others, Eleanor is just the weird, new girl, but to Park, Eleanor is the most beautiful, special girl he has ever met, and appreciates her so much. My favorite part of the book is how they disliked each other at first, but then soon realized they had a lot in common and cared about each other a lot.
Anna Besancenez Scheller 2 In the book Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell the main theme is dont judge a book by its cover. It is not stated outright, it is just implied. The importance of the theme and the book is that the way someone looks doesnt effect their personality or feelings. One of the main characters Park judged Eleanor the other main character about the way she looked. Park thought she dressed old, like she wears too big t shirts and sometimes more than a few times a week. She will wear weird things in her hair and she doesnt or cant wash her clothes because of her living situation.
Riya Contractor 5th Hour I agree with how the theme is to never judge a book by its cover because before Eleanor and Park fell in love, Park hated the way Eleanor dressed and didn’t understand why she dressed the way she did. He soon fell in love with her, and started liking how she dressed.
Riya Contractor 5th Hour The main idea of the novel, Eleanor and Park is to not judge someone based on their looks and physical representation. This theme is implied in the book because in the beginning, Eleanor was new to the school, and Park was disgusted by her at first because of what she wore and how she looked. After a few weeks of sitting by eachother, Park soon learned that they had a lot in common and slowly started falling love with her personality and soon enough, everything about her. This book is extremely important to young lovers because it tells you to fight for the things you love if you really know you love them. In the book, Eleanor and Park have to sneak out just to see each other without getting caught by Eleanor’s family. Also in the novel, Park used to make fun of the way Eleanor dressed and looked, soon found her to be beautiful to him. These citations support the theme and main idea because it explains how they used to judge each other, but then accepted their differences through love.
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In the book Elanor and Park the setting is taking place in a high school in 1986.The setting is also taking place on the bus. There are a few mean kids that sit in the back of the bus that yell and like to make jokes. Park (one of the main characters) sits in the middle of the bus and trys to ignore the kids in the back. Elanor just moved schools and couldnt find a place to sit, so she sat with park. Since the kids on the bus gave her a hard time she didnt want to ride the bus anymore. Elanor choose not to ride the bus because of the bus ride to school. i think it would be hard to adapt to Eleanors environment because switching schools is hard. You dont know anyone and you dont know how you will fit in.
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Eleanor & Park takes place in 1986. The book changes chapters by switching to the other character’s perspective. It starts with your typical high school bullies and Park trying to ignore them by listening to his walkman. The book makes alot of 80’s references to pop culture like Alien and Every Which Way But Loose. Everybody swears also. Eleanor ends up sitting next to Park on the bus because every other seat is taken. Park swears at her but they keep sitting together awkwardly until one day Park realizes that Eleanor is trying to read Park’s comic books. Park wanted to talk to her but didn’t want to be any more awkward than it already was. Eleanor didn't actually like comics but she read them anyways because that’s all she had to do. And thats where i left off.
In the novel, Eleanor and Park, it takes place in 1986 in a high school. The setting of this novel effects how Eleanor and Park think and act because of the 80’s pop culture. In the book, they use terms like walkman and listen to old music, such as The Beatles. Eleanor and Park act the way they do toward each other because of their environment and what they have grown up around. Eleanor is a poor, high school girl who lives with her mom, step-dad, and younger brothers and sisters. Park is a high school boy who is much wealthier than Eleanor, and loves music and comics. If I had to adapt these two character’s environments and lifestyles, I would find it difficult, since our modern day is very different and much more evolved than Eleanor and Parks’ modern day.
ReplyDeleteI think if i had to adapt to the 80's, i would be walking around with my walkman in my pocket and headphones on. I don't know that Park is very wealthy but i'd imagine his family is since he can afford so many tapes and comic books
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The character Steve sits at the back of the bus and makes fun of the other people and or gives them a hard time. I disagree with Steve's actions because it's not nice or okay to make fun of other people. Steve is acting and thinking this way because he thinks it makes him cool and he is also making the other kids laugh. Park would just blast his music and try to ignore it. I think an appropriate response would be to say please stop or tell an adult about the situation to see if they can try and help you.
I think i would do the same thing Park did. Im not one for telling on people but I would be annoyed by Steve and his annoying friends. I would just ignore it and listen to my music.
DeleteI get that people wouldnt want to say anything to an adult but if it got bad enough they should say something or stand up for themselves. i would try to ignore it to but after awhile it would get tiring just listening to them.
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I agree with how Steve is making bad decisions and saying hurtful things to other on the bus. Steve thinks that doing this makes him superior to others, when it really isn’t. Also, Park and Eleanor should stand up for themselves, each other, and tell an adult, like the counselor, about the situation on the bus that they have to deal with.
I agree that Eleanor and Park should stand up for themselves and i think they will towards the end of the book hopefully. Eleanor and Park should not have to deal with someone making fn of the or giving them a hard time every day. I also dont think should ignore it.
DeleteI really like how Park brings comic books for Eleanor on the bus. I did not like when Eleanor didnt have anywhere to sit but she sat with Park and he sweared at her. I thought it was really rude. What were your thoughts on Eleanor's experience with the Hickman's and her situation?
ReplyDeleteI like how Park turned his feelings around for Eleanor. At first he did not like her because he had to sit with her on the bus but now he misses her and tells her he likes her. She has only said she misses her and likes him once.
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In Eleanor & Park, Eleanor is one of the main characters. She just moved into Omaha, Nebraska and lost the few friends she had back at her old school. She isn’t a very happy person to say the least. Her step-father Richie is a terrible person who makes her mom cry but her mom doesn't leave him. On her first day of school, she looks terrible because she doesn’t have the bare necessities even. She can’t find a seat and nearly flips out on Tina, the girl not letting her sit down, and Park lets Eleanor sit next to him. What I see wrong with this is that if she wants to be liked, she can’t flip out like that. I think if she wants to be liked, she needs to try to look nice and be nice.
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I agree with you on how Richie is extremely disrespectful to Eleanor and her mother. Also, on how Eleanor should act nice when meeting new people, and presenting herself in front of others. Even though Eleanor doesn’t have the nicest clothes and necessities, the least she can do is be nice towards others when arriving to a new school.
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In the book, Eleanor and Park, a characters’ actions, values, and behavior that I strongly disagree with is Richie, Eleanor’s step-dad. Richie is extremely disrespectful to Eleanor, and treats her differently compared to his other step-children. Richie is always drunk and is usually doing illegal things, when he’s not at home with the family. This is wrong because Eleanor’s family needs support and Richie is making things worse for Eleanor especially because he never listens or talks to her. Also, Richie treats Eleanor’s mom with complete disrespect. He beats her and demands many things from her. A preferable behavior that Richie could do would be to drink and smoke less, spend time with his family, and respect the women and children in his household.
Richie is a terrible person, i completely agree. He abuses Eleanor's mom physically and mentally, he doesn't care about the kids and he drinks and smokes. He should start spending some of his money at least on the family. You notice that Eleanor’s mom has to support the family behind his back. She takes money out of his pants pockets and spends it on little things that he wouldn’t notice, like food and new clothes for the kids. It’s terrible that Richie is a bad person and I feel bad for the rest of the family.
DeleteI also agree that Richie is a terrible person. The money that he has he isnt spending on the good things, he is only spending money on things that will only benefit him. Like alcohol and cigarettes. He doesnt even care that Eleanors mom does everything for him and the kids.
DeleteThe most important conflict in Eleanor & Park is between Eleanor and her step-father. The book takes place 1986, but their conflict begins before that. Eleanor’s step-father, Richie is the definition of a raging alcoholic. Before the book takes place, Richie had thrown her out of the house for a year. When the book starts, she had just came back, and they just moved. Throughout the book, Eleanor and her mom are always in constant fear of Richie going crazy. Eleanor's mom has to support the family behind his back. She’ll take his pocket money to buy things he won’t notice like new jeans or hide food in cabinets. Richie hears Eleanor’s typewriter and breaks it because he was sick of hearing it. Richies just a terrible person and I bet he’ll do worse stuff throughout the rest of the book.
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DeleteI agree with how Richie is one of the major conflicts in the novel because he does not even notice how horribly he’s treating his family and doesn’t consider how they feel. If Richie was gone, then things would be a lot better for the family. Everyone would finally be happy and unafraid of what Richie would have done to them.
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I think the most important conflict in the book Elanor and Park is how Richie treats Eleanor, her siblings and her mom. Richie is very rude and disrespectful towards the. One night Eleanor and her siblings were sitting in a circle in their room just listening to their mothers scream. It is important to the plot because it shows how their home life is like. It also shows how they are treated everyday. My reaction to this conflict is sad yet frustrated for Eleanor and her family. Im sad because no one should ever be treated like that. Im frustrated that Richie doesnt care that he is disrespecting them.
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DeleteI agree with how Richie is one of the major conflicts in the novel because he does not even notice how horribly he’s treating his family and doesn’t consider how they feel. If Richie was gone, then things would be a lot better for the family. Everyone would finally be happy and unafraid of what Richie would have done to them.
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The most important conflict in the novel, Eleanor and Park is how Eleanor and Park cant be together because of Eleanor’s family. Eleanor and Park are madly in love with each other, but aren’t allowed to date because of Eleanor’s strict family and abusive step father. This is important to the plot because if Eleanor could date Park without being afraid of what her family would do to her, then the story would have a happy ending and everything would finally be okay. I think this is the most important conflict in the novel because Eleanor wouldn’t have to worry about the small things anymore, and could finally be happy with the boy she has fallen in love with.
I agree. I think it sucks that they love each other but cant express it because of Richie. I feel bad for Eleanor because she can't even go to Park's house without lying to her mom. If Richie wasn't around, i think this book would be way different.
DeleteI agree that Richie is a terrible person and they would be better off without him. I also feel bad for Eleanor because she deserves a better life style. I do like how supportive Park is to Eleanor. I think its sweet.
DeleteThe theme of Eleanor and Park is that you don't judge a book by its cover. At the beginning of the book, Eleanor gets on Parks bus and she is a mess. “Not just new-but big and awkward. With crazy hair, bright red on top of curly. And she was dressed like she wanted people to look at her. Or maybe she didn't get what a mess she was. She had on a plaid shirt, a mans shirt, with half a dozen weird necklaces hanging around her neck and scarves wrapped around her wrists.” Eleanor isn't the most good looking girl but she’s special to Park. On the inside, Eleanor was this girl who is funny and smart and strong. Eleanor is more than what's on the outside. Most of her shines on the inside.
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DeleteI agree with how Park only finds Eleanor extremely special because to others, Eleanor is just the weird, new girl, but to Park, Eleanor is the most beautiful, special girl he has ever met, and appreciates her so much. My favorite part of the book is how they disliked each other at first, but then soon realized they had a lot in common and cared about each other a lot.
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In the book Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell the main theme is dont judge a book by its cover. It is not stated outright, it is just implied. The importance of the theme and the book is that the way someone looks doesnt effect their personality or feelings. One of the main characters Park judged Eleanor the other main character about the way she looked. Park thought she dressed old, like she wears too big t shirts and sometimes more than a few times a week. She will wear weird things in her hair and she doesnt or cant wash her clothes because of her living situation.
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DeleteI agree with how the theme is to never judge a book by its cover because before Eleanor and Park fell in love, Park hated the way Eleanor dressed and didn’t understand why she dressed the way she did. He soon fell in love with her, and started liking how she dressed.
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The main idea of the novel, Eleanor and Park is to not judge someone based on their looks and physical representation. This theme is implied in the book because in the beginning, Eleanor was new to the school, and Park was disgusted by her at first because of what she wore and how she looked. After a few weeks of sitting by eachother, Park soon learned that they had a lot in common and slowly started falling love with her personality and soon enough, everything about her. This book is extremely important to young lovers because it tells you to fight for the things you love if you really know you love them. In the book, Eleanor and Park have to sneak out just to see each other without getting caught by Eleanor’s family. Also in the novel, Park used to make fun of the way Eleanor dressed and looked, soon found her to be beautiful to him. These citations support the theme and main idea because it explains how they used to judge each other, but then accepted their differences through love.