That's certainly one possible interpretation!

Notice the placement and size of Eleanor in the background. By this time in the story, she is already established as the protagonist. Therefore, a tension is created between the visual dominance of the other characters in this frame and her dominance in the story.

 

 

 

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Created August 5, 1997, Last Reviewed and Updated July 26, 1998