| Ella Enchanted is a smart and funny retelling of the clasic Cinderella fairytale by author Gail Carson Levine. Ella is a spirited and headstrong young woman. As a baby, she was cursed with obedience by a little-thinking faerie. Her mother has recently passed away and to get out of debt her father plans to marry her to the richest suitor. He gets married to Dame Olga and sends Ella off to finishing school with her two new stepsisters. Ella runs away because Hattie has discovered the secret of her curse. She meets many different races of people and is aided with her talent for languages. She falls in love with Prince Char. She is forced to become a servant to her stepfamily. She wants to marry Char but cannot because of the curse. Ella attends many masked balls to see the prince. She must break the spell in order to marry Char. | ||
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Plot & Themes FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy world/fantasy past Coming of age Yes Youngster becomes - an adult (general) Inner Struggle Yes Plotlet: - fighting a personal illness/handicap Is this an adult or child's book? - Kid's book (ages 7-14) Family relations Yes Descript. of chases or violence - 0 % planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 50 % Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 20 % Main Character Identity: - Female Age: - a teen Main Adversary Identity: - An "It". Setting Earth setting: - during "Tolkien" (fairytime) times Takes place on Earth? Yes Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death How much dialogue? - significantly more descript than dialog |
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