6/11/2023 0 Comments Eleanor i park![]() 119).īook contains a lot of casual racism, fetishization of Asians, and harmful stereotypes usually involving the Koreans and Korean-Americans. She tells her parents she is spending time with a girl named Tina instead (p. 218-219.īecause she does not want to cause trouble at home, Eleanor lies to her parents about her relationship with Park. Park decides to wear eyeliner to school and although his mother accepts his decision, his father is angry and does not speak to him for weeks. When he is falling in love with Eleanor, Park remembers how kissing other girls in the past had left him uninspired. Additionally, Eleanor’s first two friends (other than Park) are two African-American students. 27.Īlthough Eleanor and Park references racial tension between the students, Park is half-Korean and, although he feels like a misfit, it appears as though the other students accept him. 231, 248-255, 269-275.Īdditionally, the book refers to Eleanor’s parents having sex, noting that Eleanor and her siblings knew to hide when they heard the bedsprings. On one occasion when they were going to Park’s room to listen to music, his father told him, “Just don’t get anybody pregnant.” See, for example, pp. Eleanor and Park hold hands, kiss, and (although not explicitly depicted) almost have sex. ![]()
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