Ellie

Ellie is the main character in my film opening and the whole movie will be based on her story, how she managed to win a national baking competition and succeed, from poverty, to one of the most successful bakers and women of her town. In this blog post I will describe Ellie, everything about her that you need to know. Her past and history, her personality, her morals, her appearance, likes and dislikes, and every relevant detail about her.

Family History

As we all know so far, Ellie is a college student who lives in a community house with multiple different families. She cannot afford an apartment by herself, so she rents a small room there. Enough where she can sleep and study, which is all she needs to do. She doesn't have a family. Her mom abandoned her when she was just a child, and left her to live with her aunt, who was an alcoholic. She has never had a family that takes care of her, instead, she has been the one to take her of the others. She also had a younger brother, which she had always taken care of. Due to all of her early family problems, she has become a very independent teenager. Since she was just a kid, she has prepared her own food and her brother's, washed her own dishes, did the laundry, cleaned the house, etc... She has never gotten the attention she needed from any family member, so she had to learn to take care of herself in order to be able to move on. 

Ellie wasn't able to move out of her aunt's until she was 18, because she would then be taken to a foster home. So when she turned 14, she started working at the local supermarket, and started saving up in order to buy her new apartment when she turned 18. She was decided to move out of her aunt's. Unfortunately, she was not able to take her brother along. Moreover, the day of her 18th birthday, she rented a room in a house where more than 8 people/families lived. She was ready to live by herself, without having to be abused and finally under her own rules. She is trying to adapt to this environment, and over the course of time, the ones living at that house become her only family, besides her brother, of course. They would spend evenings watching TV all together in the living room, making food, they would go out from time to time, and they were all there for each other.

High School/College - Current Situation 

Ellie was a very busy teenager. After she graduated from high school, she immediately started college. She had a scholarship, which she used to her advantage during freshmen year, and with the money she had saved up over the years, she was able to pay her rent.  However, since she was living on her own, and did not fit some criteria required in order to obtain the scholarship, the government decided to take it away from her. She was a very determined and hard working teenager, and wanted to become everything her mother wasn't. This was her only opportunity.

When she finds out about her scholarship being taken away, she starts freaking out, since she barely has enough money to pay her last month's rent payment. The people in the house know her situation and have always been really kind to her regarding this situation, and let her pay late. However, this is the third time in a row where she hasn't paid on time. So she receives the warning poster I have mentioned in multiple blogs. After becoming anxious with all of her debts, she immediately starts looking for work. She needs to pay rent by the end of the month, or she will be kicked out. Ellie also needs to find money in order to afford her next semester of college.  And this is when she first listens to the commercial promoting the baking competition.

Personality

Due to all of her past struggle with her family, she has developed a very distinct personality from the rest. Ellie has worked hard all her life, basically without any parent figure or someone to talk to. She is very independent, and hardworking. She is determined and works hard towards her goals. She is able to achieve and accomplish everything she puts her mind to.