Modern Fantasy or Science Fiction
Chapter Book
Ella Enchanted is a spin of the Cinderella tale. Ella is a beautiful, intelligent, kind girl who is cursed at birth with the “Gift of Obedience”. Ella grows up living a life wherein she is magically forced to do all the she is told. Her mother, her best friend in the world, gets sick one day and passes away. The house cook, who is actually a fairy, starts to watch over Ella and try to protect her. As Ella’s life continues, her father finds a new bride with two daughters, both of whom treat Ella horribly. She continues to grow, becoming more and more of a beautiful example of what women are; intelligent, kind, giving, funny and strong. She finds and falls in love with the prince, and their relationship is torn asunder by her conniving family. Ella finally reunites with the Prince, breaks the spell on her own, and can finally live her happily ever after. I feel like this story is a grown-up version of the classic fairy tale and that this is important because Ella deserves more than she is given. She struggles through adversity and deserves what she receives in the end, not having it handed to her simply because she is beautiful. I think this is a feminist version of a classic story that not only flows beautifully through it’s writing, but gives an example to girls struggling with self-confidence.
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