Uglies Essay
Simran Purewal In today’s society, seven out of ten girls believe they are not good enough or do not measure up in some way, including their looks (dosomething.org). The novel Uglies by Scott Westerfeld is set in a future where once young people reach the age of sixteen they are able to have a cosmetic surgery to turn themselves pretty. In doing so, they gain freedom and become acceptable in society’s eyes. Tally Youngblood is a girl with no confidence and sees the surgery as an escape. However, her friend Shay is extremely self confident and does not understand the point of the surgery. Tally and Shay both learn to be more self-confident throughout the different challenges they face in their lives. Tally discovers her self
Simran Purewal In today’s society, seven out of ten girls believe they are not good enough or do not measure up in some way, including their looks (dosomething.org). The novel Uglies by Scott Westerfeld is set in a future where once young people reach the age of sixteen they are able to have a cosmetic surgery to turn themselves pretty. In doing so, they gain freedom and become acceptable in society’s eyes. Tally Youngblood is a girl with no confidence and sees the surgery as an escape. However, her friend Shay is extremely self confident and does not understand the point of the surgery. Tally and Shay both learn to be more self-confident throughout the different challenges they face in their lives. Tally discovers her self