Symbols in "Uglies"

Both were sneaking in the town and stayed friends since. Nevertheless there friendship has suffered major tests throughout the book however a bigger question may be that why did shay stick with tally even though she was an ugly in new pretty town, trying to meet an old friend and was about to get caught by the police? The answer is that Shay didn’t care about how she looked what situation she was in but she cared about her and her personality. Also, Shay’s action when meeting new uglies show that she isn’t judgemental however she is open to the littlies and the mid year

What is symbolism? Symbolism is representing things by symbols, or of investing things with a symbolic meaning. In “The Outsiders” there are many symbols that represent different ideas of the characters and novel

Jane has gotten used to cruelty and biased behavior towards her average looks, and develops a miserable self-esteem that believes the only possible way to describe her exterior is “plain”. This self-esteem prevents her from even beginning to recognize that anyone could appreciate her or find her beautiful in any manner. The society’s typical reactions and judgments shaped Jane’s self-esteem, and prevented her from receiving equal treatment as that of a beautiful woman.

Tally is an exceptional character from the book Uglies who captivates everyone's attention with her bold personality. Dr. Cable manipulated her by making her go to Smoke all alone, which was an action of a risk taker. In addition, she accomplished many actions that took true courage while she was running away from Special Circumstances during the Smoke invasion. Along with these positive qualities, Tally is a determined girl who will get what she wants when she puts her mind to it. From all the characters from the book, Tally certainly stand outs from the rest because of her exemplary ways.

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

Society and the media have an enormous influence on an individual’s concept of beauty and bodily perfection. Even the “beauty is in the eye of the beholder,” many people allow the media’s influence into their lives, which is a dangerous thing to allow (Vogel, 2015). According to David Newman, author of Exploring the Architecture of Everyday Life, society is defined as the “population of people living in the same geographic area who share a culture and a common identity and whose members fall under the same political authority” (Newman, 2010, 18). The people within a society constantly create and add to the pressure already placed on individuals which can severely alter and harm one’s self-esteem. Self-esteem is

While escaping, Shay and Tally wound up riding a hover board together. Tally starts apologizing to Shay for betraying The Smoke, but Shay is okay with being pretty now. “Tally thought of the lesions on Shay’s brain, the tiny cancers or wounds or whatever they were, that she didn’t even know she had. They were in there somewhere, changing her friend’s thoughts, warping her feelings, gnawing at the roots of who she was” (379 Scott Westerfeld). Tally is thinking to herself about what the government did to her best friend and why Shay would now be okay with the operation when she was so against it in the beginning. This proves that the government is putting lesions in all of the new pretties brains that they are not aware about. These lesions control people’s thoughts and change their personality so that there is no trace of their former selves which makes them beings of the government. This results in the government being able to maintain a position of high

Tally must figure herself out before she undergoes surgery at the age of sixteen to become “pretty”: or what is so called pretty. Tally and Peris are the best of friends, but when Peris becomes pretty, Tally is left to figure out how to survive without anyone to talk to. A wait of three months until Tally finally would get the surgery to become pretty. Throughout this wait, Tally meets a girl named Shay while sneaking out to New Pretty Town, where

Shay, her new best friend, decides to run away to a place where being ugly doesn't really matter to anyone. “ it’s not like here, Tally. They don't separate everyone , uglies from pretties, new and middle and late. And you can leave whenever you want, go anywhere you want.” The relationship that Tally had with Shay was strong, but took the place of the surgery and Tally was willing to turn shay in.

The last thing Shay wants to do is to turn pretty (Westerfeld, 2005). She wants to run away to a place called The Smoke where no one is pretty (Westerfeld, 2005). Tally refuses to run away with Shay and Shay runs away on her own. Unfortunately for Tally, Special Circumstances, an organization that keeps the society in line, will not allow her to become pretty unless she can lead them to The Smoke and bring back all the runaways (Westerfeld, 2005). Tally decides to work with Special Circumstances to bring back all the runaways.

In the novel Uglies by Scott Westerfeld, Tally is selfish, but she is later revealed as smart. Tally agrees to help Dr. Cable by betraying Shay for her to be pretty. Tally says, “Okay, I’ll do it. Turn it off” (Westerfeld 131). Tally naivety about being about being pretty is all she thinks about makes her betray her friend and expose the smoke city.

So, the uglies are like the nerds or geeks and the pretties are the cool kids.  Overall, the author is trying to send us two strong and important messages which may dictate our future forever; appearance and society

Salvador Dali once stated to, “Have no fear of perfection - you’ll never reach it.” Although a widespread concept, unattainable perfection seems unrealistic. For instance, society today inscribes the notion of perfection into its’ members, from the first days as a newborn to the last days of life. So, is it healthy to strive for perfection when it in fact doesn’t exist? It is healthy for society to distribute support for this unrealistic perfection? No. Therefore, to balance the unrealistic goals of perfection set forth through certain branches of society, society has those individuals who not only mock, but ridicule, through various forms of media, these unrealistic expectations of perfection. One example of such mockery and ridicule includes

In Specials, the main character Tally wants she old boyfriend, Zane, to join the Cutters, her special group of Specials. The cutters are lead by Tally’s friend, Shay. Zane is a Pretty, but he is crippled. Due to the damage on his brain caused by the “cure” for the brain lesion put in every Pretty’s brain during the operation. Because Zane took only one of the pills and Tally took the other, the pill caused Zane’s brain to slowly be eaten away. The pill Tally took was supposed to stop it once it finished getting rid of the lesion, however Tally took that pill not Zane. Tally wants Zane to become a Special, because the operation to become a Special would make in nearly invincible, and cure him of his shakes. Shay knows that Tally has not adjusted to being a Special, and she still continues

Beauty sets standards for society through appearance, especially in younger generations due to use of social media and picture editing. “Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder” is a saying that has been around for ages (Plato, n.p.). It is an accurate phrase because of contrasting views within particular individuals. Beauty is present in the good deeds of community members as well as the unity exhibited through dreadful events. It is a flower bud breaking through the dirt into the fresh, spring air. To clarify how beauty is viewed, it is often times the exposure of evil accounting for the new appreciation of something beautiful. After recognizing the privileges we acquire, the existence of beauty is revealed and expressed more easily. In current society, appreciating beauty is substantial to