Gail Carson Levine Essays

  • Reading Response Log: Dialect Journal for Ella Enchanted

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    Reading Response Log: Dialect Journal for Ella Enchanted Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine is the story of a girl who is cursed at birth by a fairy named Lucinda. The fairy Lucinda tries to bestow a blessing on Ella but instead curses her with total obedience to every command. This "gift" is very dangerous because Ella must obey every command anyone issues her, even if they were to command her to kill herself. This book tells of Ella's journey to find Lucinda and reverse the spell that

  • Differences Between Ella Enchanted

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    The differences between Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine and its movie counterpart are numerous. For whatever reason, the screen writers felt it necessary to change a great many things that happened in the original story when making it over as a film. One of the largest changes, aside from the introduction of Prince Charmont’s wicked uncle, was the way Ella’s relationships in the movie differed from those in the book—most notably, her relationships with Mandy, her father, and her love interest

  • When Do Kids Become Adults

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    When do kids become adults? When has the maturity level reached its highest point? When do people become mature? It is commonly debated that you are not mature until you are a “real” adult. The legal age of adulthood in the United States is 18. In comparison, the ages of consent in Europe are between the ages of 14 and 18. As you can see, people believe different ages are qualified for you to be a legal adult. I don’t believe that age is the specific reason for people to become adults. I believe

  • Ella Enchanted Movie Vs Book

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    Ella Enchanted was a book by Gail Carson Levine published in 1997; Levine wrote it as a retelling of Cinderella. Though, when comparing the movie and the book they are very different from each other, and the author said that the movie is so divergent from the book that it's hard to equate them. Even so, both pieces of media have valuable messages to take away in the end. Although “Ella Enchanted” was just another princess movie in the early 2000s, Ella provides little girls with empowering ideals

  • Ella Enchanted And Fairest Summary

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    The books I chose to review were Ella Enchanted and Fairest by Gail Carson Levine along with The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch and The Knight Who Was Afraid of the Dark by Barbara Shook Hazen. Collectively these books have strong female characters in positive female roles. There is a pro-girl theme across the board with these four stories. I chose this set of book for my review because I have a 5 year old daughter and I thought I could share some of the lessons I learn in the process of this

  • Women's Portrayal In Literature

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    The Evolution of Women’s Portrayal in Literature It is time that we start to look at the changes women have made in the comparison to the events surrounding them. We do not expect the women of today to behave and act submissively as though they were the women of the Medieval Era. Rather than looking at the news or textbooks for the evolution answer, the women of century were depicted in works of literature. The opposition against using media comes from an article from The Journal of Social Psychology