In Rainbow Rowell’s Eleanor & Park, Eleanor’s love interest is named Park Sheridan.
Park is a Korean American teenager who attends the same Omaha high school as Eleanor. Their relationship begins on the school bus, where Eleanor gradually starts sitting beside him. They first connect through comic books and music, including shared listening through headphones.
The novel alternates between Eleanor’s and Park’s viewpoints. Eleanor faces severe problems at home, while Park navigates family expectations and his own developing identity. Their romance grows through small acts of trust rather than an instant relationship.
The character is usually called Park in the novel, although his full name is Park Sheridan. The story is set in 1986, before smartphones and streaming media, and its period setting shapes how the characters communicate. The book was published in 2012.