Gwen answers “Yes!! We all want to know what the words...”

Morgan E asked this question about Eleanor & Park:

Yes!! We all want to know what the words are!!

Gwen "You're my sun!" I love you and I miss you aren't clever enough for Eleanor. She says several times in the book, "Park is the sun." This ties into the…more"You're my sun!" I love you and I miss you aren't clever enough for Eleanor. She says several times in the book, "Park is the sun." This ties into the Romeo & Juliet references, as well as, The Smith's song How Soon is Now. Eleanor thought the lyrics son and heir were actually sun and air. The end of the book says, "Park turned it over and recognized the scratchy handwriting. It filled his head with song lyrics. He sat up. He smiled. Something heavy and winged took off from his chest."(less)

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Sariah Ooooh! This is also brilliant.
Jan 28, 2019 04:18PM · flag

Holly I love that but I don't think Eleanor could ever say that to Park, not even in writing. ...more
Jun 24, 2021 09:23PM · flag

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