Archetypes In Uglies By Scott Westerfeld

Another aspect of The Odd Couple that is never completely resolved but can be highly interpreted is that the two main characters change their personalities throughout the show, and become less of their archetypes. The two men start as rather polar opposites, with Felix being feminine and scar being masculine. By the end of the play, the characters are no longer so far away from the center

When Tally got on the hover-board to go and get her operation she could tell that something was wrong, but she did not know what it was: “The strange-looking man flew with an aggressive impatience”(Westerfeld 99). Then Tally was brought into Special Circumstances and brought into a room. Dr. Cable then walks into the room that Tally was in and told her that she would not be getting the pretty operation unless she helped them find the Smoke. When Tally decides to betray Shay to help Special Circumstances, so she can get the pretty operation is when Tally goes off on her journey to the

Have you ever wanted to be perfect? Have you ever wanted a perfect society? Imagine a place where everyone was equally beautiful, and there were no responsibilities or worries. A place where you were given everything you could’ve ever asked for. If you had a place this luxurious, would you still want it? Sometimes we think our lives would be fulfilled if we were smarter, or prettier, or more athletic. It is these times that we neglect to see how great our lives already are. This is the theme of Scott Westerfeld’s novel, Uglies. Like all great writers, Scott Westerfeld supports the theme of his novel with symbolism that is hidden in every character and event.

She decided to go anyways and she crash landed in a river. She winds up breaking her hover board and has to walk the rest of the way across the entire city to get to the New Smokies. Then she realizes that she had landed in a Special circumstances experiment. After a week she escaped by using a hover- car and flies to the New Smoke. When she arrives David (her old boyfriend as a Smokie) is there with his hover board and they go to where everyone is staying in the New Smoke. But Tally finds out that Zane is still extremely sick. In the meantime, while they wait Tally decides to go to the river and take a bath. In the midst of it David goes to the river and tells her that someone had a tracker on them and the Specials should be there soon. He tells her everyone must leave, but first they have to find the bug. They check everyone but they find out that when Zane was in the hospital they implanted a tracker and they used it to find the New Smoke. They can’t take it out of Zane so everyone escapes except for Zane and Tally stays with him. A few minutes after the escape Special circumstances arrives and takes them both. When Tally awakens she realizes that Dr. Cable, a Special herself, has made Tally into a Special

Just a year ago, we were all either participating in or witnessing a rebellion; Shay’s Rebellion.

Daniel Shay is a national criminal in the United States, and his crimes will not be taken lightly. When we catch him, he will be sentenced to prison, along with any other men who were on his side. In case you have not heard, Daniel Shay created a large uprising last year that is finally over now. We call it “Shay’s Rebellion,” but it is basically just one big protest that he and his farming community started.

Tally and Shay become good friends but have a fight with one another because of their opposing views on having an operation. Although Shay decides to try and make up for the fight and goes to meet Tally. When Shay meets with Tally, both of their feelings are expressed through their actions, in the text on page 87 it says,”Come in, stupid!” Shay crawled into the window, laughing, as Tally gathered her into a hug, warm and joyful and solid. They stepped back, still holding each other’s hands”. Tally’s actions of laughing and gathering Shay into a hug show a positive motivation between the two characters. This section of the text can also help the reader develop an understanding of how strong the relationship seems to be, setting up a

Tally meets shay and they go on an adventure to the rusty ruins where tally learns about the mysterious David. When Shay runs away to the smoke, Doctor Cable refuses to give Tally an operation to turn her pretty for life and forces her to rescue Shay from Smoke or she will not turn pretty. After her long journey to smoke she starts to do hard work and earn her keep, she contemplates using her tracker that Doctor Cable gave her. After a long time at The Smoke she throws away her pretty thought’s until the pendant accidentally activates. Bring Special circumstances and Doctor Cable to them. Tally escapes

with Peris. Peris found out about Tally’s issues with not being able to turn pretty. Everyone in New Pretty Town was waiting for Tally, but she never showed up. Peris asked her about the people who escaped with Shay, even though Tally wasn’t supposed to say anything she told Peris. After Tally told Peris everything he told her that they wanted him to tattle on her and tell Dr. Cable what he knew. Tally was really upset and reminded him that they had a promise with each other. After Peris left Tally felt really bad that she told Peris, Shay’s secrete. The next day Dr. Cable sent a car to pick up Tally again. This time Tally was going to answer all the questions Dr. Cable asked her. Tally starts to tell her about Shay wanting to run away with David to a place called the smoke.

Shay makes Tally a deal: if Shay can make Zane a special, then Tally will stop making trouble. The girls then break into the city’s armory to try an retrieve something to help him escape to the Smoke. If he were to be caught sneaking to the Smoke, he would be considered to become a Special. Specials are typically the trickiest citizens. The songs Quiet from Matilda the Musical, Dancing Through Life from Wicked the Musical, and Revolting Children from Matilda the Musical can represent all the personalities of Tally, Shay, and the Smokies.

Tally realizes now that she was oblivious about what exactly she was doing before. She sees that she would be ruining people’s lives, not just Shay’s runaway. This is when Tally starts wondering whether she should activate the pendant or not. “ If Tally activated the tracker, it wouldn’t just mean the end of Shay’s big adventure. It would be David’s home taken from him, his whole life stripped away.” (Westerfeld ). This is a line from Uglies that takes place inside of Tally’s mind while she is debating whether she should give up the Smoke or not. If she did, all the trust that David and Shay have in her would vanish, although she would be keeping her promise to

It was Tally’s fault that the tracker was activated even though it was an accident. Tally decided to go back to rescue the people, including Shay, and David’s dad. She got there too late and Shay had already been brainwashed. This is an example that Tally doesn't think it would be better if everyone were pretty like she did in the beginning of the story. Ironically Tally is now going back to save people so they do not change.

Shay disappeared to the “smoke:” that is where other uglies run to if they do not want the operation, but the government does not approve of this choice. Even in the smoke, only a few know the truth about the operation. What will they do to save the people from the operation? In the smoke, they embrace

Before the smoke came along Tally was a young 15-year-old girl who was excited to become pretty at the age of 16. One day, tally decides to break into pretty town and go to a party to see her best friend Peris. When she leaves she meets a young rebellious girl named Shay. After turning 16 Tally’s new best friend Shay decided to run away to a place called the smoke. That day on her way to becoming pretty, Tally is stopped by a doctor named doctor cable who wants tally to go to the smoke and find the runaway Uglies. When Tally arrives

After Shay was captured and turned, Tally and David infiltrated the special circumstances building to rescue her. After shay said that she “won’t take [pills that reverse the brain lesions] willingly”, Tally immediately attempted to convince her to take the pills (Westerfeld 392). Tally wanted to help Shay revert to her normal self, in order for her to be happy. As Tally’s journey progressed, and she arrived in the Smoke, She began to enjoy living as an ugly. When Shay asked if she was enjoying