Young love, what a force to be reckoned with. It is never given
the attention it deserves but is merely shoved off as immaturity. Thought to be
the result of overactive hormones and little life experience. It is a strong
and powerful force that catches youthful hearts. The feelings are real. They
are strong and hit like a train. One day they aren’t there and the next you
cannot stop thinking about that one person. It is unthinking, feeling love. The
kind that creeps into your thoughts and finds its way into your dreams. This
love brands the heart, forever leaving its mark. Even in adulthood this young passion is never forgotten.
Eleanor and Park shows the force of that love. The book is
finished but they are not. Eleanor and Park have prevailed. They have beat the
odds. Separated, not together, but still loving each other, passionately
through all the chaos and heartache they have endured. They are the “shouldn’t
be together” couple. That post card with those three unknown words. “I love you”,
is what I presume that they be. Eleanor did not say it once throughout the book
and when Park read those words it describes Park as having a weight lifted off
his shoulders. She loved him. Through the year of silence and heartbreak, she
loved him. And he never stopped loving her.
I was a little disappointed that their relationship stopped the way it did. When Park received the postcard from Minnesota, I think that made it a little better. I hope that was able to make Park feel better and give him a little closure. I was surprised that she didn't call him at least once when she settled in in Minnesota.
ReplyDeleteI understand why she didn't call Park. She felt that their time together was over and that it would be futile to keep pretending. I am glad though that she finally has the courage to sent Park a postcard. It gives the reader hope.
ReplyDeleteI ssooooooooo badly wanted to know what she wrote. I loved how everything felt real too. It was real feelings, not hormones. Well said.
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