The Uglies Scott Westerfeld Analysis

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Every story has a title, but how does the the title affect the story. In my book club story, The Uglies by Scott Westerfeld the title gives an overall appearance of what the story is about. The book Uglies is about a dystopian society where in order to be accepted at age 16 you have to go through a process in order to become "pretty" which included plastic surgery. For our main character, she is an "ugly" and it guides her through her days in the life. The title helps guide the reader on who the main character is and her adventures as an "Ugly". This is how the title of "Uglies" affects the

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