The Defenition of Beauty?
Beauty is a word that can’t be defined. Everyone is beautiful in their own unique way. Whether you are tall, short, skinny or over-weight, the beauty of a person will always come from within. Just like everyone has their talents, everyone has their own beauty. Never let anyone define who you are because intelligence is always beautiful. In the book the Uglies, Westerfield portrays a message that Inner beauty is the most beautifullest thing of all, but Tally Youngblood lives in a body-image based society which makes her think she is complety hideous.
What is the defenition of beauty? What is the benefits to being beautiful? Would anyone be considered beautiful if everyone was beautiful? In the book , the Uglies, if you dont look a certain way then you are considered to be ugly. If you dont go through a surgery that makes you look like everyone else then you are considered ugly. What is ugly? Who determines if someone is ugly?
In the Uglies , Shay, reconigzes that everyone is beautiful no matter what society says. In the book, Shay tells her friend Tally, “ Tally your nose isn’t ugly. I like your eyes too. Tally then said “ My eyes? Now you’re totally crazy. They’re way too close together.” “ Who says?” Shay said. “ Biology says,” Tally said. “ You dont believe all that crap, do you-that there’s only one way to look, and everyone’s programmed to agree on it?” Throughout the book Shay has always spoke her mind on the subject of turning “ pretty” She doesnt believe in societies defenition of beauty, but believes that she is beautiful, inside and out. Shay’s disbelief in what their societes defention of pretty changes Tally’s perspective of turning pretty. Towards the end of the story, Tally begins to realize that she doesnt have to go through an operation to turn her pretty.
In regards to Tally, her belief on being pretty changes during the course of the book. At the begging of the story, all Tally could think about was turning into a pretty. She thought their beauty as almost a magical perfect art piece. “ There was something magic in their large and perfect eyes, something that made you want to pay attention to whatever they said, to protect them from any danger, to make them happy. They were so…pretty.” This thought process reminds me of what the North Americans constitutes as beauty today in society. Every woman wants to look a certain. They all want to be as skinny as possible or have a pound of make-up on everyday to make theirselevs look “ beautiful.”
Beauty can only been seen on the inside. Trying to be “ pretty” won’t get you a nice job or pay your rent. Trying to be “ pretty” wont get you a nice house or the things you want in life. Intelligence is the key to success. Those who listen and learn are the ones who are successful in life and money is never an issue. Although the Uglies has many themes, the overall purpose of the “ Uglies” is that beauty comes from within.
