Argument: The Douglas Coupland Book, Eleanor Rigby has a similar theme of depression and loneliness as the Beatle's song, Eleanor Rigby

Claim: The woman Eleanor Rigby is extremely depressed and lonely. She has no one to talk to, and has no one there for her. In the book Eleanor Rigby, Liz is a single middle aged woman who lives alone and is facing harsh depression. She wonders what her purpose is in life just as the narrator of the song wonders (see evidence).

Evidence: "All the lonely people. Where do they come from? All the lonely people. Where do they belong?"

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