The media is control of what a lot of society views as right or wrong, a lot of the issues from this novel come from the wrong ideas people take upon based of the media and the social dynamics that it portrays. According to one of the sections of Melissa Burkley’s article in The Ugly Duckling Effect: Examining Fixed Versus Malleable Beliefs About Beauty, "These things happen through a constant beating of marketing to our society driven by impulses and always having the next big thing. Ultimately, causing ill-minded concerns about one's self in terms beauty which include basing self-worth or judging others based on appearance, physical attractiveness, and increased anxiety around others who may be just as beautiful."(24).
Reading through Elizabeth
Reading through Elizabeth