Sobre a Ellie do UP!

The text describes Ellie as a proactive and imaginative character who explores on her own terms and invites others into her adventures. It treats her as a model for children and as a figure animated by an active mind.

It also says that role models for girls, especially in children’s animation, are rare, and that these decisions can change. The author argues that Ellie should be the norm, that boys can also connect with characters like her, and that culture needs more Ellies and fewer excuses.

Reading notes

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• Ellie is presented as a positive, fun, and proactive role model for children.
• She is described as engaged with the world and open to inviting others into her clubhouse and adventures.
• The text says she is free of ideological baggage, social conventions, burkas, and glass ceilings.
• It argues that role models for girls in children’s animation are virtually non-existent.
• The author says this situation comes from decisions that can easily change.
• Ellie is described as a character boys can love too, not only as a princess or fairy figure.
• The text calls her a phenomenon, a precious archetype, and an embodiment of a philosophy tied to art and culture.
• It ends by asking for more characters like Ellie and fewer excuses.