Uglies Scott Westerfeld Analysis

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

Uglies illustrates many issues that young teenagers will go through in life. The reader has an insight of three main characters and their struggles to fit in to certain societies and others. They are Tally, Shay and David.

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

“Without the pendant, Tally was stuck out here in the wild forever. Ugly for life. Her only way home was to betray her friend” (178 Westerfeld). The author writes this passage to show the reader Tally’s mindset of thinking. Tally believes the only way to become pretty is to backstab her friend. She is so caught up in becoming pretty she doesn’t care that what she’s doing is wrong. Tally being selfish and caring about her appearance more than what is right drives her to make wrong decisions in her life. Shay, Tally’s best friend, didn’t want to be pretty, but was forced to have the operation. Her whole personality changed, making her vain. “It took exactly one hot shower to change my mind.” “She reached out and touched Tally’s hair, tangled and knotted from two weeks of camping out and riding all day.” “Speaking of showers, you are a total mess” (366-367 Westerfeld). The author writes this passage to show what turning pretty does to your mind and personality. After turning pretty, Shay’s thoughts and feelings changed. She used to hate

In Cormac McCarthy’s All the Pretty Horses, the concept of understanding sacrifice to establish a greater moral good is central to the main characters and their developed values. Specifically, McCarthy incorporates a great sacrifice of young love made by John Crady Cole’s love interest, Alejandra. Alejandra strategically surrenders her promising relationship with John Grady in order to accomplish a greater agenda: bailing him out of jail therefore, assuring the forbiddance of their of their future union. In this instance, the sacrifice of love and union reveals the character’s deeper values rooted in moral obligation. This passionate act of love exemplifies Alejandra’s strength and selflessness, while also displaying a deeper understanding to the overall meaning of the book by highlighting how valuable friendships and relationships come at a great cost.

Instead of living in fear to be unique and striving to do things others could not. In Priscilla and the Wimps I think the author did a great job an example of fate and karma as well as displaying someone helping someone else in need. I think that if you see someone in need who cannot help themselves you should lend them a hand which is what Pricilla did when she helped Melvin. In moose and Sparrow, moose picked on Cecil based on his appearance and took it a little too far without getting to know Cecil's abilities and limits. Moose ended up pushing Cecil's limits and faced the consequences. Moose did not even see it coming, as a matter of fact no one did. In On the Sidewalk Bleeding we learn that your personal identity is more important than your gangs identity. Andy unfortunately learned this the hard way and ended up losing his life because of this and all he could do before his death was regret his mistakes. I think that if your friend tells you a secret that could potentially harm them it is your job to get them the help that they need as their friend. Lori learns this the hard way when her friend Margret tells her a secret. day after day the secret was eating her

The theme of friendship courses through Chaim Potok’s book, The Chosen. Potok desires to show the reader what a strong friendship looks like and how it stands up to the test of time. When two people know each other well and spend a lot of time together, there are bound to be misunderstandings, fights, and other trials. Yet God says in His word “As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.” (New American Standard Bible, Proverbs 27:17) Even when friendships are difficult, they can “sharpen” the people involved in the friendship, like in the case of Danny and Reuven. Danny and Reuven’s friendship lasts through Danny’s irrational behavior, Reuven’s outbursts of anger, and Reb Saunders’s absurd beliefs.

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

Cable tells Tally, “’Then I’ll make you a promise too, Tally Youngblood. Until you help us, to the very best of your ability, you will never be pretty” (Loc 1309). After hearing this, Tally reluctantly agrees to help Dr. Cable find Shay. This moment is important because it symbolizes weakness and selfishness in human nature. Sometimes, we are willing to go against someone we love if it benefits ourselves. Tally wants to be perfect so badly that she is willing to turn her friend in to the authorities to get the operation she wants.

“Pretties” is the second book in the “Uglies” series written by Scott Westerfeld. The book starts back off when Tally, the main character, has just had the operation to turn pretty. She has a party to go to and must pick out her costume. She decided to go as a Smokie because she had to look “Bubbly” enough to get into the Crims. The Crims where a clique in New Pretty Town, they were the kids who pulled tricks and pulled stunts. After her and Shay, Shay is her best friend, pick out their costumes they go to the party. At the party Tally saw someone who she thought she recognized. The person she saw was Croy from the Smoke. He gave her instructions to follow. After her encounter she goes back to the party and the leader Zane, accepts her into

Frances Ward Weller is endeavoring to show brotherhood, betrayal, and the passing of friendship in his quote “A friend can tell you things you don’t want to tell yourself”. Weller’s quote is saying how even though you may see or feel a change within yourself it’s always good to have a close peer that has an introspective view on your flaws and could help you for the greater good. Some people it is common that they’re obscure of their flaws and may not have a peer who is able to make a difference before it turns into something worse. In the novel That Was Then, This Is Now, the author S.E Hinton is trying to accentuate how over elapse time friendships can start to change and have an amiable outcome or can become formidable. Also sometimes a

And when Shay got really mad at her for falling in love with David “Tell him the truth!”(Westerfeld 230) “about your special someone.” Tally’s character changes multiple times in the story when Shay and her have a falling out she gets mad at herself. Because she was going to rat her out to special circumstances she stole her crush David and to top it all off she took a gift that should have been too Shay because she had blisters all over her hands and she always took the hardest jobs. Because the next day they come and Dr.Cable is there explaining to her that “it would also send a signal immediately if it was damaged in any way.

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

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

For example, Sula should of known sleeping with Nel’s husband was going to ruin their marriage and she should of put Nel’s needs in front of hers. Shows how people love one another and what they believe love to be. Shadrack, is a traumatized, mentally ill war veteran, who thinks he’s friends with Sula. One day she finds herself in his home and when she is in his house a birthmark on her face looks to be a tadpole to him, which he finds comfort in her and believes they have a friendship. Sula does not consider him a friend at all which shows you that different people have different opinions of friendship, and with friendship comes a type of love between