Ella Enchanted Summary: A Long Book with Many Good Details
"Ella Enchanted," by Gail Carson Levine is almost a Cinderella story, accept darker with humorous elements. The main character is Ella she was blessed with a gift, which ends up being a curse from a fairy named Lucinda. Ella's mother and her are very close. Ella's father is always working. She has the gift of obedience, which makes her obey direct orders. The problem is her direct orders can cause harm to herself or others. Ella's curse could permit her to kill someone. A girl who wasn't really her friend first took advantage of her and made Ella eat too much cake, because she realized Ella followed all demands. Ella then, promises her mother and her maid Mandy that she would not tell anyone about her secret. Ella's mother dies and she keeps her mothers pearl necklace. Mandy feels bad and wishes she could have saved Lady Eleanor from death, since she's a fairy. Ella's father didn't seem too bothered by his wife's death. Ella meets Prince Charmont who is the son of King Jerrod. Ella mostly calls him Char.
They have a connection and letters are exchanged throughout the story between them. Ella's father is always complaining about how she needs to be more lady-like, Ella's kind of rebellious, and he wants to ship her off to boarding school. Also she is clumsy at times. Ella can't tell her father about her curse because she made a promise to her mother. Ella moves into a new place with her step family and her father Sir Peter. Ella's step mother isn't welcoming or anything like her mother. Ella's receives letters from her father like places and things he's experienced. Her father dies. Ella's father always traveled for work, which made her sad. Ella's step sister's Olive and Hattie were bratty and disrespectful to her. Ella leaves home to find Lucinda to change the curse and Mandy didn't want her to go.
Ella comes across magical creatures throughout the entire book. She came across Ogres who knew secrets just by looking at humans. In addition, they mostly enjoyed tricking and eating humans. Centors are half human- horses and parrots can speak different languages both humans and magical creatures. There are elves and a giant wedding. There's a lot of other magical creatures also. Overall, Ella finds Lucinda and she ends up being punished and turns into a animal. Lucinda learns her lesson and no longer will bless anyone with her unfit gifts again. Ella ends up breaking her curse by refusing to marry Char, because she loves him. She wants to save her prince and doesn't want any harm to come to him due to her curse. Char and Ella agree to marry each other, since the curse is broken. Therefore, they live happily ever after.
What can be learned from the plot, the characters, and the setting? I think the plot teaches about having courage and loving yourself in spite of your situation. It's about a teenage girl named Ella who overcomes her fears and test her limits, even though odds are stacked against her. I believe this story teaches resilience, remembering not let your circumstance define you, or disable you from progressing. Students can learn from Lucinda's characteristics. Lucinda was pompous and irresponsible. She cursed Ella as a child for not stopping her tears. Patience is important and being considerate of others is a lesson that Lucinda needed to learn. Prince Char teaches us about having unconditional love and courage. Overall, this was a great story and I hope others will read this book.
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