In the beginning of the story Tally and a bunch of other Cutters are going to crash a party in Cleopatra Park. All the uglies gather there to drink and party, but tonight is a particularly special event. The Specials have been called out to crash the party because the Smokies have been passing out nanos to the uglies. The Uglies are passing out the nanos to the Crims. The Crims are a clique that pass out the nanos to the Pretties. The nanos are meant to eat the lesions the Specials put in the Pretties mind to keep them from the outside world. Tally is the first to spot a Smokey, but pulls her move to fast and the Smokey is quick to leave leading the Specials on a high speed chase. The Smokey’s ambush the Specials right outside the city limits and take to three Specials hostage after tagging them with shock sticks. The Specials that are left have no choice but to persuade Zane into going out to the New Smoke while they track him. Once Zane is at the New Smoke, Zane will be captured by Dr. Cable and …show more content…
Tally is the main Cutter in the story, she doesn’t control all the Cutters but she does help the leader of the Cutters. The New Smoke is the antagonist. They are trying to get all the Pretties to be like them instead of having the lesions in their brain. The New Smoke is also where David was born and raised. David is Tally’s and Shay’s ex-boyfriend. Shay is the leader of the Cutters. She is also Tally’s best friend. They have known each other since they were fifteen. Dr. Cable is also an important figure in this story. She controls who becomes a Special or a Cutter. She also controls the whole Specials unit. The Specials are the army of the city. The story takes place mostly in the Big City, that is never named, that is where all the Specials and city kids live. The story also takes place in the New Smoke where all the Smokies live. The main theme of the novel is heroism because the Cutters have to save everyone from the nanos and outside