Elf (Revised)

“The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to here!” That is quoted by, in my opinion, the most cheerful elf to live on this planet, Buddy. “Elf”, by David Berenbaum, is about a adult elf who as a baby crawled into Santa’s sack on Christmas night, little did Santa know his sack wasn’t empty and brought baby Buddy back with him to the North Pole. Buddy was raised by an elder elf, he called Papa Elf. Papa Elf raised Buddy to believe he was an elf, he was just a little different.

Buddy believed Papa Elf  and that he was a real elf, but after he found out all his life, everything he thought, was a lie, Papa Elf helped him set out to find his true family that lived in New York, that leads us to our theme. Believe, that is the theme of the story. Throughout the story of Buddy, he faced many people that didn’t believe in Santa Claus or themselves. Most importantly he met his father, Walter Hobbs, who also didn’t believe in the beauty of Christmas and spent most of his time at his job and not with his family. He was on the naughty list. That didn’t stop Buddy, he believed in his father and loved him even if he was on the naughty list.

Buddy soon found out that his father had a son, Michael, and  wife, Emily. Buddy loved Michael, they were brothers. Michael believed Buddy and that he was an elf. Every day they had a fun activity, for example in one scene they go to a mall and jump on the display beds at a mattress store.  While at the mall, buddy got a job at a major Christmas store, called Gimbles. While working there Buddy met the girl of his dreams, Jovie. Michael helped Buddy learn how to make a good impression on Jovie. Later that Thursday, Buddy and Jovie went on a first date to go and explore New York.

New York was much different from the North pole for Buddy. There were no elves, no toy making factories, and not everyone was very kind there. Near the end of the movie Walter then starts to believe in Buddy and that he is indeed a wonderful elf and a great son. Also because Buddy believed in his father so much, Walter finally got his spot on the nice list.