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Ella Enchanted Book vs. the Movie
Ella Enchanted book vs. the movie Many books that were published years ago have recently been made into movies. One of the well-known books that have been made into a film is Ella Enchanted (1997) by Gail Carson Levine. This book won several awards, including the Newbery Honor book in 1998. Ella enchanted, the Disney movie version was released in 2004. Anne Hathaway played the role of Ella and it was directed by Tommy O’Haver. The story talks about a girl named Ella who is cursed at birth by a fairy named Lucinda. Lucinda cursed Ella with total obedience. Throughout the movie, Ella was looking for Lucinda to undo the curse so she could live her life like all other girl and win the love of her life, Prince Charmont.
The book addresses many feminist issues, such as fighting to be free, jealousy, friendship and love. In many traditional fairy tales, Females placed in secondary roles because they lived in societies that were ruled by a king. Females in those societies were expected to act as princesses. The society expects them to be kind, loving, beautiful and obedient. Females were asked to go to school to learn proper manners and wait to marry a wealthy prince. Many authors tried to break those traditions by giving females the main role in their story. Ella Enchanted was one of those stories. Some of the reviewers agreed. Ella Enchanted is a story everyone should read. Critics address the feminist part in their reviews; for example, in the bulletin of the center for children’s books, Elizabeth Bush said that Levine offered the reader feminist sensibilities and the assurance that Ella and Prince Charmont would live happily ever after. Even though the book and the movie share the same theme and story; the book is superior to the movie in characters and setting.
The main characters in the story Ella Enchanted are Ella, Lucinda, her stepsisters, and prince Charmont. Ella is a beautiful and honest girl who was cursed by the gift of obedience. Lucinda is the


Cited: Bush, Elizabeth. Rev. of Ella Enchanted.by Gail Carson Levine. The Bulletin of the Canters for Children’s Books. May 1997: 50-9. Rpt in children literature Review. Web. Levine, Gail Carson. Ella Enchanted. New York: HarperCollinsPublishers, 1997. Print. Thackaberry, Nancy. Rev. of Ella Enchanted.by Gail Carson Levine. VOYA. August 1997: 20-3. Rpt in children literature Review. Web.
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