Ella’s necklace (Symbol)
Ella has an excellent necklace. Her mother’s necklace has threads of silver and beautiful tiny pearls. Ella receives the necklace from her mother before Lady Eleanor’s death. Lady Eleanor says that she will not be able to be with Ella together, but they will be connected with the necklace. Ella always wears it and never takes off. When Ella wears this delicate adornment, she is calm and feels that mom is beside her. Ella’s necklace is a symbol of an invisible connection with her mother, whom she lost.
Mandy’s book (Symbol)
Once Ella receives as a gift a very unusual book from Mandy. It is a book of fairy tales and Ella has never seen so beautiful illustrations, which this book has. The pages are almost alive. It is marveling. The book is almost like Google. It tells and shows everything. When Ella needs a map, the book shows her all the roads of the town. When Ella wants to know the location of Lucinda, the book shows her. She also receives Mandy’s letters, opening the book. It is wonderful, is not it? Mandy’s book symbolizes her care and love that Ella needs.
A Cinderella Story (Motif)
The fact that this fairy tale is very similar to “A Cinderella Story” is not just a coincidence. “A Cinderella Story” is a main motif of “Ella Enchanted”. Here is a beautiful prince and Cinderella, an evil stepmother and stepsisters, a carriage and a crystal slipper. However, “Ella Enchanted” has more answers to the questions. Now it is clear why Ella, like Cinderella, obeys all her stepmother’s orders. The answer is easy – she has a gift of obedience. Why does Ella escape during the ball? Because she is afraid of hurting the prince with her unusual gift.
