Eleanor And Park Isolation

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The novel "Eleanor and Park" by Rainbow Rowell the story is told from the prospective of both Eleanor and Park. The novel goes back and forth in each chapter from Eleanors perspective to Parks prospective. Even still in my opinion the main protagonist is Park. I say this because the novel starts with him and he introduces us to Eleanor, which ultimately shaped my image of Eleanor. Park 's identity is very closely tied to his Korean heritage, yet he is still trying to understand what that means to him as he says "I guess I don 't really know what that means" (19.146-150), referring to his Korean heritage. Park 's depth in his character comes from the isolation that he feels at school and at home. At home his father and brother are both strong