Tally Making In Uglies

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The theme of the book or novel, Uglies, by Scott Westerfeld is about making hard decisions. Tally had to make decisions but if she chose the wrong option, it would affect her life. The first hard decision Tally had to choose was not to get in trouble and become pretty with Peris. Or have a chance of getting in trouble but having fun with Shay. The second decision Tally had to make was to find the Smoke and not become pretty, or not find the smoke and never become pretty. The third decision that Tally had to make was to choose David or to choose Shay. Above all the decisions Tally had to make, this is the theme of the story and it was hard for Tally to make the right choice. The first hard decision that Tally had to make was to either to

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