The biggest supporter of Eleanor’s “project” of pursuing Johnnie is Mummy, who believes that finding a suitable husband is the only way her embarrassing disappointment of a daughter can improve her life. Before she has a chance to actually meet Johnnie, Eleanor begins a series of physical self-improvements in an effort to win him over and secure a future for herself defined by romance and devoid of loneliness. While at the show, Eleanor sees and immediately falls in love with local musician Johnnie Lomond. One fateful day, Eleanor wins tickets to a local concert through an office raffle. Eleanor states that the scar is the result of a fire, but she never goes into detail about who set the fire, and why. The most visible indictor of Eleanor’s childhood trauma is a scar that stretches down the right side of her face. Phone calls with Mummy are always painful and leave Eleanor feeling defeated and unworthy of love and respect.Įleanor had a troubled childhood, but she refers to it indirectly and in vague terms because she has an imperfect, incomplete understanding of both the trauma she incurred and the impact it has on her adult life. She’s a quirky loner who struggles to navigate social situations, often making everyone around her uncomfortable with her tendency to say whatever is on her mind.Įleanor lives her life according to a strict routine that accommodates and perpetuates her loneliness: the only people who visit her apartment are social workers and utility companies sent to read the meter, her weekends most often consist of frozen pizza and vodka, and weekly chats with Mummy are her only regular social outlet.
Eleanor Oliphant, a finance clerk nearing her 30s, has worked for the same graphic design company since she graduated from college.
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