Uglies

“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…

Uglies by Scott Westerfeld takes place 300 years from now. There are two main cities, Uglyville and Pretty Town, and one hidden town that no one dares to go in, The smoke. The story takes place 300 years into the future. Tally Youngblood, fifth teen years old, she lives in Uglyville and is longing to turn sixteen years old to become a pretty. While she is trying to accomplish her long set goal she, of course, runs into problems, new friends, and new threats. In my opinion, the book was well…

This novel Uglies by Scott Westerfeld focuses on the protagonist Tally and the antagonist Dr. Cable, who are citizens in a futuristic society that takes place 300 years from now in a city. In the second half of the novel, Tally finally reaches the Smoke. However, she does not call Dr. Cable to tell her she has arrived safely, instead she starts to like the Smoke. Tally throws her communicating device in the fire and instead of it demolishing, it activates releasing her location to Dr. Cable…

Scott Westerfeld's dystopian book series Uglies, the setting takes place in a futuristic society, where everyone must undergo an operation when they turn 16 to be turned from a undereducated ugly, into a beautiful pretty. The main character, Tally, is an average 15 year old girl, who can’t wait to turn pretty and live the pretty life. Two month before she turns pretty, she meets another ugly, Shay, who doesn't want to follow the cities rules and wants to stay ugly forever. As their birthdays…

Are You Infected? “No way! Not Possible! All lies!” Those are the words I want to say to save the faces of humanity, but unfortunately, what the authors wrote about in swollen expectation is true for many. De Graaf, Wann, and Naylor compare our “lot more stuff and much higher material expectations than previous generations did” to an diseases that will continue to spread and swell our expectations more (De Graaf, Wann, Naylor). What these authors said was an overstatement; one that did not…

The Uglies, [i carry your heart with me(i carry it in], and The Third and Final Continent all incorporated a communal theme. The theme of friendships and relationships was developed in the novel, the Uglies as well as two of the ancillary texts. In the Uglies, written by Scott Westerfeld, the statement of friendships are at risk and may be altered when problematic situations occur was expressed. The theme was conveyed through the plot of the novel. Furthermore, E. E. Cummings used figurative…

favorite singer or character on their favorite show. Women, in so many ways, are alike in ways such as their intellect level, but there are many ways that women are different. Women can be classified into three categories: Olivia Popes, Mary Janes, and Ugly Bettys. Olivia Popes crave success and are very ambitious. These are the women who spend days working on being at the top of whatever their profession may be. Olivia Popes hate dependency and work hard to be as independent as possible. They…

To get what you want in life one has to endure a lot, just to get one’s way. Tally, the main character in Uglies by Scott Westerfeld, is a regular citizen of Uglyville but as she is about to turn pretty she has to report something that is close to her heart and her friends heart. Tally’s main concern is being pretty, but has to endure hardship, fear, and compassion to find that pretty is ugly. Being pretty seems perfect, you turn sixteen and then a few weeks…

Swami Vivekananda said “Every change is being forced upon us.” In Tally’s world no words could be more true. Pretties and Specials are the second and third books in the Uglies series. Within the trilogy the story follows Tally, a young girl who finds out what is truly happening in her society. In Tally’s futuristic city people undergo an operation on their sixteenth birthday to become a “Pretty” the operation alters their looks and their brains. During the operation a lesion is put in everyone’s…

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…