Uglies Essays

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

Uglies by Scott Westerfield is set in a dystopian future society after the 21st century set the world ablaze. Everyone is referred to as “ugly” until the ripe age of 16, where they undergo extensive plastic surgery to become “pretty”, conforming to a standard of beauty set by the government. Although, not everyone feels that this is a good solution. The story follows Tally Youngblood, who initially desires to become pretty but discovers the truth about the operation and what it might cost everyone

‘Uglies’ by Scott Westerfeld, explores the theme of appearance, exemplified through the main character, Tally Youngblood and the setting of Uglyville. Tally is just another fifteen year old ugly, waiting for the day she turns sixteen. She lives in Uglyville, in a dorm shared with all the uglies aged from twelve to sixteen. Once Tally’s birthday comes, she will finally be able to get her surgery, to become pretty. Once her procedure is done, her new, pretty life awaits her in New Pretty Town. The

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

Divergent and Uglies are two very similar and spectacular dystopian novels. Uglies is a book about people being only accepted into society by how pretty they are. The main character, Tally Youngblood, is undergoing a surgery also known as the pretty surgery. The pretties are the people accepted into society, only because how they look. They live in giant houses and safe neighborhoods. The uglies are normal people who don’t fit into the pretty section either because they can not afford surgery, or

The book called Uglies is about a girl named Tally, who lives in a futuristic society, where, when everyone turns 16 then turn pretty, however she meets a girl named Shay who turns her world upside down. Throughout this book Tally exhibits multiple changes in her personality and character traits, from the beginning of the book to the end of the book. Some character traits that Tally had in the beginning of the book is friendly, and foolish. Near the middle of the book Tally shows that she is selfish

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

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

Could you imagine living in a futuristic world where you were put into towns by how ugly or pretty you are? Uglies by Scott Westerfeld, is the first of three novels set in a futuristic world in which everyone is surgically altered at the age of sixteen to be pretty. A girl with the name of Tally is about to turn sixteen and is so eager to turn a pretty and move to New Pretty Town to see her best friend, But there is something that stands in her way. Tally meets a girl named Shay and she soon realizes

Tally’s journey to self discovery teaches her about what really matters in life. Discuss. In the novel ‘Uglies’, by Scott Westerfeld, the society is divided into two. The Uglies, and the Pretties. The main character Tally Youngblood spends her whole life waiting for the day that she will become pretty, until she meets somebody named Shay. Shay has no intention of becoming pretty, and plans to leave the city. After Shay leaves, Tally gets held back by special circumstances and is told she must go

Plot Summary Uglies is a science fiction novel written by Scott Westerfeld. In the story that takes a period of time in future, the government provides all needed supply for people. When people turn sixteen, they get in an operation that makes them look pretty. After getting in the operation, people cross the river from Uglyville to New pretty town and live a new life with no responsibilities. Tally Youngblood can’t wait to take her license for turning pretty and to come together with her friend

Uglies is a science fiction novel by Scott Westerfeld. The book is set in a dystopian world where everyone at the age of 16 gets an operation to be turned from an 'Ugly' to a 'Pretty'. Uglies tells the story of Tally Youngblood who has mixed feelings about becoming 'Pretty'. A character I like in this novel is Shay, a friend of Tally's. I like her because she is different from anyone else in the city of 'Uglyville' and she is not afraid to show it. Shay is completely against the societies system

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

Balancing Beauty In and Out The well known story 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

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

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

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

In my novel, “Uglies” the protagonist is Tally. Near the beginning of the story she shares her desperate wants of being a pretty, and even more so because she feels all alone without her best friend. She even breaks one of the most important rules, which is to stay inside Uglyville, but she can’t help her desire to see Peris again. Fortunately she didn’t get caught The antagonists in my novel, is a group called Special Circumstances. In the dystopia, they are the ones that perform the surgeries

Have you ever felt the honor and fame of being #1. In James Ullman short story about an expedition and the 4th highest peak in the world. After while 3 men stick out Osborn the young and honored rookie , Nace the englishman who this is his 6th them climbing K3 and Frank the narrator. Osborn and Nace are racing to be the first to climb K3. The James Ullman uses suspense to see who will be the top man. Ullman uses dialogue to show the suspense to be the top man. For example when Osborn runs away

The Ugly Truth In the poem “Confession,” written by the Vietnamese-American poet, fiction writer, photographer and novelist, Linh Dinh, it is portrayed how beautifully flawed humans are through the thought process of an artist. Although Dinh focuses on photography and writing rather than painting, he proves to be a fan of the arts while beautifully voicing a painter in this poem. “Confession” differs from what someone may think of an artist’s ideas because it focuses on the ugly truth. In assisting