Eleanor & Park Chapter 36 Summary

Park

  • Park figures he's in trouble with his dad, so he washes his face when he gets home, and tells Eleanor not to come over. Park's mom asks how the school day went, and Park thinks it wasn't really so bad—he didn't mind the little teasing he got, and lots of other people said he "looked cool" (36.7).
  • Park's mom asks if he wants to look like a girl: "Eleanor dress like boy. You look like girl?" (36.10).
  • Park tells her he just likes it—it doesn't feel like a girl to him, it feels like himself.
  • At dinner, Park's dad tells him he's not grounded, but then he says, "I can't think of a single thing I'd like to say to you" (36.24). It seems like his dad's not having an easy time with the eyeliner.