Ellie is a happy, smart, and positive girl. She grew up on the countryside in Australia. When a camping trip turns into her and her friends fighting for there lives and families lives Ellie's survival skills are put to the ultimate test. With everything that's happened Ellie has always thought about logical ideas and when her friend Lee was shot she came up with the idea to come off as fierce to the soldiers and came to carry him in a huge tractor that actually managed to work.

She has mixed emotions about Lee and her other friend Homer. When in a dream she kisses Lee and in real life she travels hand in hand with Homer feeling safe Ellie is completely confused if what she is feeling is a crush or a result of being in shock from the invasion. When Lee confronts her she shrugs off her feelings as herself being delusional. With the shock and stress of the situation, Ellie has a breakdown resulting in her not eating, sleeping for three days straight, and she wouldn't talk to anyone.

If you were in Ellie's position how would you try and cope with the reality of the situation and at the same time try to be helpful?