Gail carson levines first book for children, ella enchanted, was a newbery honor book. Free will is an important theme of ella enchanted, as for much of the story, ella does not have free will. Writing ella enchanted gave levine a chance to explore the missing details in fairy tales that hadnt bothered her as a kid. Ella enchanted is a rich and imaginative retelling of the cinderella story as a young adult novel. When ella of kyrria is born, she is visited by the fairy lucinda.
I was starting a new writing class and needed an idea, so i thought maybe i could expand a fairy tale too. Differences between ella enchanted book vs movie page 2. A strongwilled, intelligent girl, she has been battling lucindas gift of obedience since birth. Set in the world of the newbery honorwinning ella enchanted, this tale by beloved author gail carson levine stars a clever heroine who is determined to defy expectationsand outwit a fairys curse. Gail carson levine by ella enchanted free download. Myers gets his inspiration for broomhilda by reading the comics pages and finds the hardest part isnt writing a joke but finding a subject to write about. Ella is bound by obedience against her will, and takes matters in her own hands with ambition and verve.
Ella enchanted by gail carson levine, paperback barnes. Gail levine was working fulltime, and she spent almost four hours a day commuting to and from her job in manhattan. Evie is happiest when she is healing people, diagnosing. Levines other books include ever, a new york times bestseller. Other comic characters are extensions or distortions of reality, but broom hilda deals in pure fantasy, making the strip bewitchingly unique. At birth, ella of frell was given the gift of obedience by a fairy. You may know that ella enchanted was my first published book after ten years of trying i wrote it because i love fairy tales and id just read beauty by robin mckinley, which i admired enormously. I loved the characters, especially brave ella who wont be pushed around by anybody, and thought this was a great story because it. Ella enchanted is a witty, refreshing take on the popular fairytale, cinderella which preserves the spirit of the original but adds plenty of humorous twists and. At birth, ella is inadvertently cursed by an imprudent young fai. She goes on a quest, encountering ogres, giants, wicked stepsisters, fairy godmothers, and handsome princes, determined to break the curseand live happily ever after. Dave at night, an ala notable book and best book for young adults.
She orders the infant to stop crying, and ella does. This lesson will focus on the characters and summary of ella enchanted. Ella enchanted 2004 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. When ella is born, a fairy gives her the gift of obedience. Ella enchanted trophy newbery kindle edition by levine. Heres what the cast of ella enchanted looks like 14 years later. I loved his laugh, his handwriting, his steady gaze, his honorableness, his freckles, his appreciation of my jokes, his hands, his determination that i should know the worst of him. Broomhilda lives in an enchanted forest with surreal landscapes. Gail carson levines book was awarded the newbery honor in. The story is a retelling of cinderella featuring various mythical creatures including fairies, elves, ogres, gnomes, and giants. If you want to experience the real pleasures of ella enchanted, do not expect a faithful recreation of gail carson levines book. But the main human characters have a contemporary feeling to them, which allows young girls to easily identify with ella, the heroine. Ok can i just say ella enchanted was my favorite childrens book and they turned it into a horrible.
I really want to read it because ella enchanted is one of my most favorite books. I hadnt loved him as long perhaps, but now i loved him equally well, or better. Broom hilda is a wacky, illtempered, comicstrip witch who showed up on television in 1971 as a rotating segment of the saturday morning archie cartoon show produced by filmations and later resurfaced on animated segments of nbc cartoon series fabulous funnies 197879. About broom hilda living in an enchanted forest with surrealistic landscapes, the engaging characters of broom hilda happily have no connection with reality. The book ella enchanted by gail carson levine was an adaption of cinderella in novel form, in which cinderella was cursed or, well, a blessing gone wrong to be obedient. Ella enchanted, by gail levine, tells the story of an ordinary girl struggling under the weight of an extraordinary curse. This middle grade novel is an excellent choice for tween readers in grades 5 to 6, especially during homeschooling. In 2018, levine published ogre enchanted, a prequel to. Instead of making me docile, lucindas curse made a rebel of me, she tells the reader. Ella enchanted follows the grand tradition of naming books after the main character think jane eyre and oliver twist. Ella enchanted was my mostread childhood book, and so the happy ending that it offered its heroine had a pretty big impact on my own life goals. She must obey every order whether it is hopping on one foot for one day or killing herself. Ella enchanted book report essaysella enchanted is a fiction newberry honor book written by gail carson levine. The story has a definite fairy tale feel, but it goes beyond the original cinderella story with quirky characters and a strong female lead, one who doesnt.
A girl, put under a spell to be obedient at all times, aims to remove the curse. In 2006, levine went on to write fairest, a retelling of the story of snow white, set in the same world as ella enchanted. Ella tries so hard to stop the curse from taking hold of her and attempts such defiance it makes her ill with each attempt. Lucinda is thrilled, but ellas mother lady eleanor and the family cook fairy godmother mandy are horrified. See more ideas about brooms and brushes, whisk broom and primitive. As more people surrounding her begin to realise she will do anything she is told to do, life becomes unbearable for ella. Ella enchanted does a great job of managing this, save for the end which felt exactly the same as the original tale. Ella enchanted is a 2004 american fantasy romantic comedy film directed by tommy ohaver. Ella enchanted, the novel on which the film is based. Lucinda, an extraordinarily foolish fairy, bestows on baby eleanor the gift of obedience, condemning her to a childhood in which shes compelled to follow every. Brooms and brushes whisk broom ella enchanted have courage and be kind witch broom howls moving castle beige wabi sabi earth tones.
Living in an enchanted forest with surrealistic landscapes, the engaging characters of broom hilda happily have no connection with reality. The story is a retelling of cinderella featuring various mythical. In this novel based on the story of cinderella, ella struggles against the childhood curse that forces her to obey any order given to her. Levine, gail carson gail carson levines first book for children, ella enchanted, was a newbery honor book. She is 1500yearsold, smokes cigars, guzzles beer, flies on a broom, and claims to be married to attila the hun. Hattie, olive, and dame olga move in with ella and her father. At last readers get a reasonable explanation for cinderellas meek behavior. However, since its not just called ella, we have to assume that the enchanted portion of the title is also significant. Title of a book, article or other published item this will display to the public. This study guide consists of approximately 33 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of ella enchanted. Broom hilda lives in an enchanted forest with surreal. But strongwilled ella does not tamely accept her fate. Ella enchanted has won many welldeserved awards, including a newbery honor.
Ella, her father, and her step family move in to a new house. Ella of frell is born with the gift of obedience, given to her by a fairy named lucinda, but she is not ready to accept her gift. The book is set in a magical world where fairies and fairy godmothers intervene actively, giants roam the land, and prince charming indeed is lurking at the end. Ella must obey any order given to her, whether its hopping on one foot for a day or chopping off her own head. Gail carson levine in this novel based on the story of cinderella, ella struggles against the childhood curse that forces her to obey any order given to her. In the movie ella and char became friends at eleanors funeral. But the blessing is a horror for ella, who must literally do what everyone tells her, from sweeping the floor to giving up a beloved heirloom necklace. Ella soon realizes that this gift is little better than a curse, for how can she truly be herself if at any time anyone can order her to hop on.
Met when char ran into her while he was running from fan girls. It is about a girl that has been given the gift of obedience at her birth. Great literature with grandma carla recommended for you. What are the differences between ella enchanted and. Ella enchanted is a newbery honor book written by gail carson levine and published in 1997. Ella wont stop crying and lucinda, aggravated, gives her the gift of obedience. Along with creating the daily and sunday broomhilda strip, russell is a hardware dealer in a small town. Like the movie, ella enchanted by gail carson levine is a wonderful book for kids and adults. Her forest friends are a blue, furry naive troll named irwin and a purple intellectual buzzard with glasses named gaylord. Ella enchanted ella enchanted trophy newbery scholastic bookfiles. Use these questions to get more out of the experience of reading ella enchanted by gail carson levine.
Her relationship with the prince is balanced and based on humor and mutual respect. At birth, ella of frell was given the gift of obedience by a. Each time ella s book of fairy tales is opened, a different tale appears. Fairest, a best book of the year for publishers weekly and school library journal, and a new york times bestseller. The plot, the characters, even the tone are very different, but the books theme and lessons are all there, and in its own way, the film is endearing, enduring, and lots of fun. Ella s and chars letters reveal confident and clever people behind the pens, while the glimpses we get of hatties and olives letters thanks to ella s magical book reveal them to be dull and greedy. About the book ella enchanted by gail carson levine. Ella enchanted book gail carson levine wiki fandom.