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What I'm trying to say, is that Ellie clearly has had a rather shitty childhood.I think a lot of people don't get that Ellie's backstory is about implied sexual abuse and childhood trauma. Her feeling of abandonment is a coping mechanism, because the truth is much much worse.
Now I'm not saying that her mother handled the situation well, because she couldn't help blaming the victim at least a little. But that only highlights the real issue, which is that the father's abuse put Ellie in a position that a child's mind can't deal with. She couldn't understand what was going on, she could only assume and try to cope. And all this happening during her formative years didn't turn out well for her outlook on life.
That she resents the people she holds responsible for that is perhaps not nice but it is understandable.
What I would say to Ellie is, that Alex is not responsible for any of that. The blame is with her father for the abuse and with her mother for prioritizing Alex over the others.
No. Alex said no, Zoey (eventually) stopped. That's all.I think a lot of comments so far have been on the right track. If someone more physically imposing than Zoey would have done the same, it probably wouldn't have been a question, if this was attempted rape.
Should Zoey have done it? No. Does Alex have the right to be upset? Yes. Still no rape.