Summary Of Beauty By Jane Martin

Many people struggle with their self-worth, and everyday is a battle to try to look beautiful and please society's expectations. Robert Tornambe, a New York City plastic surgeon, took a look at what women do to beautify themselves, including a 55-year-old woman, Cindy Jackson. Cindy holds the World Record for 55 cosmetic surgery procedures performed on her body. She stated that she wants herself to look better and is on a quest for beauty. She believes that to achieve the beauty standards of art and the society, plastic surgery is the only way (Tornambe 1). This story shows how far some people go to achieve society’s standards of beauty. We also see how caught up people get in how the world wants them to look in the short play, Beauty, by Jane Martin.
The play revolves around two friends, a beautiful catalog model, Carla, and a hard-working accountant, Bethany. Bethany encounters a genie who grants her three wishes. Her last wish leads to a discussion with Carla about wanting good looks. Carla tries to convince Bethany that she is pretty with her brains and success in her career, whereas the only thing Carla has is the physical beauty. But, Bethany wants more than to just be pretty, she wants to be beautiful. In the end we see both of the friends want what the other has, and they explore the frustrations of beauty and success in life (Martin 1035-1039). These are just a couple examples of how people get caught up in how society defines beauty and how they try to match it. But, people should not evaluate their self-worth based on society’s expectations of