Papa Elf Book Report

At the beginning of Elf, there is a curious infant named Buddy who lives in an orphanage. On the night of Christmas, he is drawn to a teddy bear he sees in Santa’s toy sack. Santa accidentally closes Buddy into his toy sack. That next morning, when Santa and the elves are celebrating in the North Pole all of their accomplishments, Buddy crawls out of Santa’s toy sack. Ultimately, the elves are in shock that a young boy made his way to the secret North Pole. They realize that he is from the orphanage, and in order to keep the North Pole a secret from the real world, they decide to keep Buddy and raise him. As Buddy grows up, he just knows he does not fit in. He can’t make toys as quick as the other elves. He can’t bake cookies as delicious as the other elves. He can’t even fit into the elf sized showers! Buddy asks the elf who raised him, Papa Elf, why he doesn’t fit in. Papa Elf tells Buddy that he isn’t an elf, but he is a human. Papa Elf continues on explaining Buddy’s history, but Buddy is distraught. Buddy concludes that the only way he can make sense of this is to go face to face with his past. He decides to travel to New York City
This is because he is still wearing his elf costume. He finally arrives at his dad’s work in New York City. Walter first sees Buddy and thinks he is some type of Christmas prank due to how he is dressed. Walter insists that Buddy should just go ahead and start singing as a part of the prank. However, Buddy tries to explain that he is not a random prank but his long lost son. Walter continues to laugh. However, Buddy drops the name of Walter’s old ex girlfriend, and everything starts to make sense to Walter that he truly has a son. Walter feels obligated to invite Buddy over for dinner. While he is over, Buddy meets Walter’s wife and high school aged son. Walter’s wife insists on Buddy staying there with them, and Buddy gladly accepts the