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Summary Of Rainbow Rowell's Eleanor And Park
In Rainbow Rowell’s, Eleanor and Park, the main antagonist, Richie, is Eleanor’s stepfather. “He’s the kind of bad that tries to kill anything good”, says Eleanor, as she describes him to Park (Rowell 55). The author depicts him as a careless alcoholic, who creates an atmosphere of constant fear even without his physical presence. He has a short temper and is violent a lot, especially when he is drunk. There are many situations in which the family is more concerned about his happiness than their own mainly because they are afraid to anger him. Eleanor lives in a state of unbroken terror ever since he kicked her out of the house and forced to live without her family. He sexually abuses their mother and harrasses the children repetedly, while
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