Eleanor & Park Isolation Quotes

How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)

Quote #4

His dad looked at Park like he always did, like he was trying to figure out what the f*** was wrong with him. (19.101)

Do you think Park feels like he fits in, when his dad looks at him like this? No? We didn't think so.

Quote #5

"That's not what I meant, though. I meant… that you're different from the other people in the neighborhood, you know?"

Of course he knew. They'd all been telling him so his whole life. (19.160-161)

Here's another way Park feels isolated: his race. It's kind of amazing, isn't it? Park says he doesn't even know what it means to be Korean. But again, just like Eleanor, Park's set apart by his looks.

Quote #6

"I hate meeting new people," she whispered.

"Why?"

"Because they never like me." (21.89-91)

Eleanor's nervous to meet Park's mom—she feels like no one likes her when they first meet her. Based on how she's treated by her family, it's no wonder she approaches the world this way.