“It is amazing how complete is the delusion that beauty is goodness.” Leo Tolstoy‚ The Kreutzer Sonata. In Scott Westerfelds novel Uglies Tally Youngblood wants to have a legally required surgery that will make her pretty. In the process she gets caught up in a rebellion against society and comes to appreciate a world where not everyone is pretty. However in an ironic twist she has to turn herself in to the authorities to be turned pretty. If one glances at a magazine or turns on the TV‚ you got
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Brief summary of the plot: (at least 5 sentences) Tally Youngblood lives a world of the future‚ where humanity was saved from destruction by the newly created world. Tally is 15 almost 16‚ her best friend Peris turned 16 a few months before her so he got the surgery every 16 years old gets when they turn 16‚ the surgery to make them “Pretty” and perfect just like the new world was. Tally was just a few weeks away from being Pretty when she met shay‚ her new best friend. Shay taught her about new
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In a dystopian world masquerading as a utopia‚ a soon to be sixteen-year-old heroine‚ Tally Youngblood‚ embarks upon a journey that will change her world in Scott Westerfield’s young adult novel Uglies. The book revolves around a futuristic totalitarian state that relies heavily upon technology and one in which individuals are divided into different age groups‚ upon turning twelve children known as Littlies leave their parents homes to live in the dorms of Uglyville where they continue to grow and
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Tally Youngblood is looking forward for the pretty surgery‚ which will be awesome from the fact that her closest friend‚ as of now‚ lives in the pretty world. Yet‚ when she nearly gets stuck in an unfortunate situation( sneaking into the pretty world)‚ she meets a new friend‚ shay‚ an ugly who is very rebellious. Shay and Tally argues if being stunningly attractive was worth it. Shay informs tally about a secret town in the wild where everyone is ugly. However tally has no thought of going. Shockingly
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the most throughout the story was Tally Youngblood. At the beginning of the book Tally thought the only important thing in her life was becoming pretty. On the night before her birthday Shay‚ her friend shares a secret with her‚ she doesn’t want to turn pretty‚ she wants to run away to a town called the Smoke. Tally is confused and upset with her friend and tells Shay that she cannot run away she has always wanted to turn pretty. On the day of her birthday Tally is told by Special Circumstances
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scientifically brilliant‚ fiction book called the Uglies. Reading can also open a door to a world of romance‚ mysteries‚ drama‚ and education; creating a magical allusion for the reader. In the book‚ Uglies‚ by Scott Westerfeld‚ he did more than open a door to another world‚ he actually “created” his own world! Most of the books on the fiction reading list offer romance‚ mysteries‚ drama‚ and education; but few offer an equal balance of all four. Uglies is a book that offers all four of these elements
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shown in the “Uglies” series by Scott Westerfeld. In the series‚ Shay’s brutally honest ways change the protagonist‚ Tally Youngblood‚ in ways they both never imagined. This and other bonds that Tally forms with different characters is what shapes her destiny. The first installment of the series‚ Uglies‚ is where Tally’s journey begins. This starts when Tally becomes invested in hoverboarding due to meeting Shay. This is important because I think Shay may have been trying to prepare Tally for travelling
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Generous David is a character in the book the Uglies by Scott Westerfield who is both hardworking and generous. In the book there are two different types of people such as the pretties and the uglies. Also when you turn sixteen years old you have the surgery to become pretty‚ but some people like David‚ Shay‚ and Tally don’t get the surgery and go to a town called Smoke that David’s parents created. David was an ugly with a nice smile and his face held a kind of confidence. David
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Scott Westerfeld’s book‚ Uglies takes place in a dystopian version of earth with advanced technology. Tally‚ the main character‚ is an average ‘Ugly’‚ a name for children/teenagers under the age of 16. Once a teenager turns 16‚ they go through a procedure that makes them impossibly pretty‚ which is the new ‘average’ look. Tally wants to be a pretty‚ but her friend Shay does not‚ due to many reasons. Shay unknowingly ruins Tally’s chance to turn pretty after escaping the city‚ managing to avoid the
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Tally loves to have fun like any other young adult almost facing a “real” life‚ I also love to have fun and we do it in similar ways. Tally when hoverboarding gets a somewhat adrenaline rush which allows her to still hoverboard in different conditions‚ in one situation Tally was hoverboarding through a forest with multiple branches blocking and violently slashing at her face and arms slowing down he adventures and being a symbol throughout the book. Everytime I go to place with a “scary” rollercoaster
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