The Ugly Duckling Essays

From first glance, the Ugly Duckling seemed like a pointless read that wouldn't have much opportunity to work with. It soon became clear The Ugly Duckling was a unit that has a lot in store for us. Branching out to the Cycle of Socialization, beauty, and appropriateness, The Ugly Ducking put our minds to the test. The final requirement of the unit was to develop an opinion on the question “Should ‘The Ugly Duckling’ be taught to children in school?” While stirring up much controversy, I developed

of the ugly duckling is a poignant reminder of what the judgments of others can do to an individual’s self esteem. One duckling was different from the other ducklings that were supposedly superior in appearance and therefore it became an object of constant teasing and torment. Other characters in the story only saw what was superficially different with the ugly duckling instead of taking the time to find what other redeeming qualities or skills it may have otherwise had. In time the duckling subjected

even the Ugly Duckling. They all have one thing in common, they go on journeys that change them for the better or for worse. When you read all of them you see their fears and their hardships and what would make many people turn back at the sight of these trials of challenge. In these works of literature, like The Odyssey we see Odysseus go through many trails that killed many of his men like the Cyclops or Scylla and Charybdis. These trails are very extreme version, unlike in The Ugly Duckling which

The Journey Actor, Marlon Wayans once said, “Success is not a destination, but the road that you’re on. Being successful means that you’re are working hard and walking your walk every day. You can only live your dream by working hard towards it. That’s living your dream.” What Marlon Wayans is saying is that success happens when someone work for it, it doesn’t just happen right away. The journey matters more than the destination because in the journey people can gain memories. The details are all

Hoff once stated, “In the story of Ugly Duckling, when did the Ugly Duckling stop feeling Ugly? When he realized that he was a Swan. Each of us has something special, a swan of some sort, hidden somewhere inside. But until we recognize that it's there, what can we do but splash around, treading water?” (Goodreads). In the book Wintergirls, Lia struggles with how the world views her and how she views herself as the ugly duckling. She is made out to be the ugly duckling by her dance teacher when her solo

In the story of “The Ugly Duckling” the main character the duckling develops the trait of acceptance of who he was. As a hatchling the duckling has everyone turning their heads when passing by because of the “hideous” appearance. The struggle the young duckling experiences includes teasing from all encountered and seclusion, which over a the next year built a strong character for duck. When spring finally came along, the duckling could not take the bullying anymore and decides

In a traditional Kabuki production of “The Ugly Duckling”, how are theatre elements used to enhance characterization? Kabuki is a traditional Japanese form of theater that takes us back to the Edo Period while enriching us with its impressive forms of art. From elaborated costumes, dramatic make-up, unconventional wigs and exaggerated expressions portrayed by the actors that convey an essential message to the audience, Kabuki claims its conventional form of theater being one the three finest traditions

Forge sadly was the ugly duck compared to where the Red Coats were staying. Valley Forge was in Pennsylvania the camp was in made in mid-December in 1777. I needed to stay to not only protect the people whom I’m fighting for, but for my family. I needed to know they were going to be ok and nothing would happen to them. So would have I not re-enlist or quit no and I sure have an explanation. I decided to re-enlist and not be a summer soldier. Valley Forge might be the ugly duckling, but that doesn 't

“literature…carries such information best” for children because fairy tales are presented on a level that children can easily understand (Hallet & Karasek 324). The coping aspect of fairy tales can be seen in tales such as “Vasilisa the Beautiful” and “The Ugly Duckling”. Although these two stories are seemingly unrelated they both serve the function of helping

An Exegesis of Shakespeare Sonnet 87 In his plays and poems, the Bard fails not to explore all aspects of love – including rejection. Sonnet 87 is a testimony of breaking up, not because of relationship issues, not due to external forces (such as an affair), but because on some social scale in the poet’s eye, the woman is higher up. Yet the sonnet is deliberately ambiguous. As is characteristic of Shakespeare’s writing, a close reading reveals that we can’t tell if he is talking about a too-expensive

An orphan named Tree-ear from A Single Shard was raised by an injured elder named Crane-man. He lives a life of love and care. Despite him having barely anything, he enjoys the things life has to offer. Contrary to him, an orphan named Ruckel from “Orphans’ Lonely Beginnings” lives a life of darkness, isolation, and pain. He was never taught right from wrong and was punished for no reason. Even with all of the ways their lives vary, they are still parallel to each other. After Tree-ear’s parents

Cierra Russell Haynes PSY-2261 30 April 2023 For my Children’s Book project, I have decided to read and report on the book Ugly by Robert Hoge. This book is a memoir written about Robert’s life. It speaks on the struggles he had dealt with due to being born with multiple physical deformities. The book spans from Robert’s birth to his first few years of high school. It is an inspiring story, with a goal of communicating that it is important to love oneself as they come. I believe that this book

tales are confirmed and challenged in both Hansel and Gretl and/or The Ugly Duckling by showing the readers that the dynamics represented through both journeys of the fairy tales lead from misery to happiness in the end. Indicating that each fairytale brought about a heroine and a hero that went through different stages of darkness to transform into beautiful creatures with acts of kindness. Both Hansel and Gretl and The Ugly Duckling were brought into the world where they were not accepted and not just

if they do not desire too; the Ugly Duckling from The Ugly Duckling is a prime example of this lifestyle. While the Ugly Duckling was just a young bird, he was cast out of his people and of his own mother, causing him to go through the cycle of liberation at a much younger age than most. No, he did not want this lifestyle of constantly being rejected while trying to find his own spot in the world, but it had to be done. Unfortunately, as time goes on the Ugly Duckling is repeatedly abused and manipulated

Have you ever wanted to be pretty? In the book I read this summer, Uglies by Scott Westerfeld, that's all Tally Youngblood dreamed of as she would look out to new pretty town, but after her best friend Peris had turned pretty Tally soon grew alone, But Tally meets a young girl by the name of Shay who speaks of a place called the ‘Smoke’ where they follow their own rules and of a boy named daved. Tally learns to love herself being the way she is in the ‘Smoke’ and learns of other and there lives

Uglies, by Scott Westerfeld, tells the story of a girl named Tally Youngblood who is only several weeks away from having a life-changing surgery completed; the people that undergo the operation have their faces and bodies modified to look conventionally attractive. It’s revealed later in the book--by former members of the “Pretty Committee”--that the surgeons alter the patient’s personality and reasoning as well. At the very beginning of Part, I there read a quote from Yang Yuan, taken from

Sometimes, a goal to be achieved can be reached in a way different to what you’d expected, or you might be ultimately unsuccessful. In many novels, characters experience contrasting levels of accomplishment when trying to get something done. This is the case for multiple scenes in Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451, which takes place in a future where books are to be burned, and the protagonist, Guy Montag, inevitably starts to question whether books are truly bad. Many times when Montag tries to read

A world where everyone is pretty. A world with no wars or destruction. This world sounds too perfect right? Uglies by Scott Westerfeld is a dystopian novel in which uglies who are sixteen are turned to Pretties. However, Tally a sixteen year old Ugly has a problem with getting the operation because her friend ran away. Getting her back is the only way to become a Pretty. She was willing to give up her friend for beauty but regretted it after learning the truth about the operation. By turning pretty

is Tally’s world. A world where everyone is promised to turn pretty at sixteen. Before that they live ugly, anguished lives. Oddly, this promise is broken for Tally, leaving her threatened to remain an Ugly forever. Scott Westerfeld’s science fiction novel, Uglies, opens in Uglyville, a place where all Uglies live waiting to turn into a Pretty on their sixteenth birthday. Tally, an ordinary Ugly, happens to be one of those who has been waiting to be Pretty her whole life. Unfortunately, this doesn’t

Similarly the field of young adult dystopian fiction is still largely unexplored and still developing. By looking at the character of Tally Youngblood one can see that her journey subverts conventional views of a heroine’s journey. Through Tally, the Uglies trilogy invites readers to think about how, in YA dystopian fiction, female characters face internal struggles that are mirrored by the external challenges they face. This is important because the target audience