"Eleanor Clift is what is left on your shoe after a walk through an inner-city alley".
No. Eleanor Clift is what is left on the floor after what has been spilled has been wiped up. (originally from John Updike, describing the complexion of a woman in one of his stories)
Wasn't aware of Updike's version of women's footware analogy, but I do like it.
Eleanor's story, however, is less a complexion thread than a compromised tread.