What does it mean to be pretty? According to www.dictionary.com , pretty is defined as
“pleasing or attractive to the eye, as by delicacy or gracefulness.” Tally
idolizes about being pretty but the truth is the beauty is in the eye of the
beholder. Tally looks in the mirror and automatically tells herself she is ugly
just because that is what society is telling her. She says, “There was a
certain kind of beauty, a prettiness that everyone could see. Somewhere in the
backs of their minds, people were always looking for these markers. No one
could help seeing them, no matter how they were brought up. A million years of
evolution had made it part of the human brain.” This is how the whole society
is based in the novel and I can say that’s how it is today in our culture.
People have created this type of image of what pretty is. Media plays a big
role in what is considered pretty. All of the models weigh ninety pounds and
have flawless skin. Maybe Tally’s hair
isn’t stick straight, she might have a scar on her finger and maybe her nose
was too big for her face. But there is someone who thinks she is beautiful,
David. She didn’t come to the realization that she doesn’t need to have the
surgery and change who she was just to please society until she went out on her
adventure. It took a young boy who had been living in the Smoke to make her
feel like she was pretty. But why do we strive to get other people’s approval? Why
can’t we just have so much faith and confidence within ourselves that it doesn’t
matter what other people think? I hope Tally finds it within herself as I finish
the last fifty pages tonight.
The novel's premise sounds pretty intriguing. I can see why it's so popular. Good insights about Tally's struggle, and I really like the closing questions you pose. Did you finish?
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