Steve quotes from eleanor and park

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"I always thought you were Mexican." "Shit, Mikey," Steve said, "you're such a f***ing racist." "She's not Chinese," Tina said.

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"You don't care what anyone thinks about you," [Park] said.

Steve is loud, obnoxious, and at the top of the food chain.

Steve drinks, smokes pot, and is generally loud and obnoxious.

Written by Stanley Warhol

“Eleanor was right. She never looked nice. She looked like art, and art wasn't supposed to look nice; it was supposed to make you feel something.”

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The narrative addresses the idea of body image in society in terms of what is considered ‘beautiful’ or ‘attractive’.

Eleanor is a target of bullies due to her heavy body size and also her eccentric appearance. She has red hair and dresses in oversized clothes which renders her an outcast in school.

Steve is loud, obnoxious, and at the top of the food chain.

However, Eleanor is not embarrassed by her looks despite the negative jabs she constantly gets from other students. She is mature for her age and thus the statement refers to the manner in which she perceives herself. In that, she might not fall into the societal idea of beauty but her be