<P> When Julia, the custodian's daughter gives Ivan some finger paints, he begins to get an idea of how to help Ruby . He also changes his opinion of the Big Top Mall . He no longer thinks of his area as his domain, but as a cage . Ivan uses his art to make a large picture of a zoo . George and Julia help him by putting it on the billboard outside of the Big Top Mall . When people see the new signs, they begin to protest the treatment of the animals . Investigators are sent to the Big Top Mall, and eventually it is closed down, and Ivan, Ruby and the other animals are taken away to a zoo . Ivan and Ruby are both adopted by the same zoo . Ivan was tested if he really was a silverback at the new zoo . The story ends with Ivan and Ruby adapting to their new habitats and the other animals they will live with . </P> <Ul> <Li> Ivan: An easygoing gorilla who has lived in the mall for 24 years and 3 years living with Mack; the main character . Ivan has spent most of his life in captivity, either living in a human home or at the Exit 8 Big Top Mall and Video Arcade . He remembers little about his life before captivity and has grown content with his life at the mall . As the story progresses, Ivan determines that his life is not satisfactory and he works to save Ruby by having her removed to a zoo . </Li> <Li> Stella: a senior elephant who used to live in circuses before coming to the mall . Stella has a long memory, and would much prefer to live in a zoo . She extracts a promise from Ivan to take care of Ruby if she cannot . </Li> <Li> Bob: a stray dog who lives with Ivan in his domain . Bob is satisfied to be a stray dog and has no desire to be adopted into a human home . </Li> <Li> Mack: the owner of the mall and part - time circus clown; purchased Ivan from poachers who captured him in his home in Africa . Mack is not seen often on screen . He appears to be a generally good man . However, his business is failing and he cannot afford to keep up the mall the way he used to . His actions regarding Stella and Ruby are what finally spur Ivan to try to have Ruby moved to a zoo . </Li> <Li> George: The mall custodian . George is a good man who cares for the animals and the mall . However, he is conflicted about helping them because he is afraid of losing his job . </Li> <Li> Julia: George's daughter; inspires Ivan to love drawing . Julia works to help Ivan in his quest to move Ruby and the other animals to a zoo . </Li> <Li> Ruby: a baby elephant who is new to the mall . Ruby has only recently lost her mother and has never previously been trained in circus tricks . Ruby's treatment at the hands of Mack is what ultimately drives Ivan to try to find a way to save her . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Ivan: An easygoing gorilla who has lived in the mall for 24 years and 3 years living with Mack; the main character . Ivan has spent most of his life in captivity, either living in a human home or at the Exit 8 Big Top Mall and Video Arcade . He remembers little about his life before captivity and has grown content with his life at the mall . As the story progresses, Ivan determines that his life is not satisfactory and he works to save Ruby by having her removed to a zoo . </Li> <Li> Stella: a senior elephant who used to live in circuses before coming to the mall . Stella has a long memory, and would much prefer to live in a zoo . She extracts a promise from Ivan to take care of Ruby if she cannot . </Li>

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