As a child, Buddy was given up for adoption by his birth mother, Susan Wells.
When he did eventually discover the child, he was already back home in the North Pole.
This provides the basis for the story, but it leaves one side of the events completely unexplained.
Evenwhen Buddy the elf returns to New Yorkdecades later, this mystery is never resolved.
Thus, the dark tragedy inElfstill had some kind of happy ending.
As an adult, he journeys to Manhattan to find his biological father, a work-driven businessman.
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Elf follows Buddy, a human raised as an elf at the North Pole. As an adult, he journeys to Manhattan to find his biological father, a work-driven businessman. The film explores Buddy’s comedic attempts to navigate human society and his quest to bring holiday spirit to his family.
