Tally Youngblood Character Analysis

“Nature, at least, didn’t need an operation to be beautiful. It just was” (Westerfeld). Characters constantly change throughout stories as they develop new ways of seeing things. In Uglies, it displays the journey and development of a young fifteen year old girl named Tally Youngblood. She starts off having her whole life planned out in front of her; however, she later begins thinking about what she really wants when she explores other parts of the world. Tally goes through major changes and learning experiences to gradually find herself as she explores the wild. She eventually comes to terms with reality and learns what normal should really be like. Tally Youngblood changed as the story went on for she initially wanted to become a Pretty …show more content…
Tally was a follower and wanted to be like everyone else in her isolated city. Being a Pretty meant that the uglies had to get surgery to make them cooler, beautiful, and superior. This was Tally’s dream as she admired her Pretty friends and craved a luxurious life style. “She was not going to get caught; she had to become pretty…” (Westerfeld). Tally just wanted to have a normal life and have some fun. She only saw what her city showed her and thought that this ‘normal’ was the best thing ever. Tally only had the Pretty surgery in her sights and was very anxious to have it all. “There was something magic in their large perfect eyes, something that made you pay attention” (Westerfeld). Tally thought that this would be the best thing for her as it was the only thing that her city allowed her to …show more content…
Tally thought about her life as an ‘ugly’ and how she was still waiting for that perfect pretty life. She started to realize how happy and satisfied these people living in the wild were even though they were not ‘pretty’. “The physical beauty ...also cleared her mind of worries. Every day seemed to change the mountain, the sky, and the surrounding valleys, making them spectacular in a completely new way” (Westerfeld). Tally’s eyes opened up to wholesome life which made her realize that this free life was normal. These people were not interested in all of the parties but they cherished every moment and were out for a good way to survive. “Making ourselves feel ugly is not fun. We are ugly”