Questions for Week One:
- Do you think the premise of the book is more fair than real life, where everyone has an opportunity to be Pretty? Explain.
- Compare and contrast the characters of Tally and Shay.
- Describe the relationship between Tally and Peris. Make a prediction about what their relationship will be like in the future.
- Do you think Tally's obsession with looks is similar or different than middle school students in real life? Explain.
- Nicknames for the Uglies are their worst physical feature. How do you think this affects their self-esteem?
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Welcome back to the wonderful world of blogging! I am very intrigued by the subject matter of this novel, so I am I extremely interested in reading your viewpoints. I think the social issues that are brought up in this novel are very relevant in the world we live in. I look forward to reading each of your posts and commenting back. Since this is the first time I am reading the book as well, we are on this journey together! I am already hooked!
ReplyDeleteMs. Steffen
Dear Bloggers,
ReplyDeleteThis book is very interesting!!! After I read pages 1-101 I couldn't put the book down because the end of the chapter keeps you hanging there! I think this books takes place in the future. I will be comparing Tally and Shay. Tally seems like she is the girl who follows everyone. She seems like she stays on the safe side! She thinks everyone is ugly, and the surgery is a life saver! Shay, on the other hand, is risk taking!She loves exploring and going on adventures. She doesn't care if she turns pretty or not. She would rather not! How would any of you feel? Would You be a shay or a Tally?
Sincerely,
ms0618
Dear Bloggers,
ReplyDeleteIn the book when they give eachother nicknames about their worst feature, doesn't really affect them because I think they get use to it.Also everyone else has a nickname on their worst feature too. I think in the book they understand they are uglies and they will get their turn to become pretty. I also think it does kind of affect them because they have to live with that nick name for 15 years. I know I wouldn't be able live with a nickname like squint for 15 years! Well talk to you all later.
Sincerely,
ms0618
MS,
ReplyDeleteI agree that this book is very interesting! I had a hard time when I had to stop reading on p. 101. It was definitely a cliffhanger moment and I didn't even realize it when I assigned the pages!
I have a hard time deciding if I can relate more to Tally or Shay. I love Shay's spirit and that she doesn't care about superficial things such as her looks. She is independent and not afraid to take risks. On the other hand, I can understand why Tally might not want to give up being a Pretty when that is what she has been conditioned to want her whole life. She also has a strong relationship with Peris that she wants to explore as a Pretty. What do you all think?
Ms. Steffen
My fellow bloggers,
ReplyDeleteI don't think that the premise is really fair. I mean its great that they all have the opportunity to be pretty but when your ugly you get sort of shunned from everyone else. I would feel really bad about myself before I turned pretty and I would miss all of my family and friends. I would be one of the last to turn pretty out of all my friends because I don't turn 16 until May.
Cya Later,
RH0530
Dear Ms. Steffen,
ReplyDeleteTally and Peris sound like they were best buddies when they were both uglies. When Peris turns pretty, he stops talking to Tally even though he is allowed to go on the "ugly" side of town. Tally misses Peris, but I have a feeling that Peris is having too much fun to miss Tally. I think Tally feels left behind and abandoned. When Tally turns pretty, I think that Peris will already have a circle of friends that have been pretty for as long as he has and that she will feel left out. Maybe Tally will find a group also. I think that this whole "pretty" factor is going to be really hard on their friendship. ~ OR1020
Aloha!
ReplyDeleteTally and Shay are sort of wild children! Even though Shay is way more crazy than Tally. In a way I think that Shay is a nut because she doesn't want to be pretty! 16 years of ugly just must not be enough for her. Tally seems more down to earth.
RH0530
Dear Bloggers,
ReplyDeleteThe characters of Tally and Shay are very different. Tally just goes with the flow and does what she is told. Shay does what she wants and doesn't care what other people think of her. Tally is very concered about turning pretty. She think that right now she is very ugly and Shay thinks she is fine just the way she is. I think that Shay has better self confidence since she likes the way she looks. She doesn't care if she fits in, she wants to do is be herself.
Sincerely,
mb0122
Dear Bloggers,
ReplyDeleteI like this book and I think it is interesting!!! Tally and Shay are in a lot of ways different but a lot of ways alike. They are different because it seems like Tally tries to go with the flow and not be different, and Shay is a dare devil and takes a lot of risks. She really tries to persuade people that what she thinks is right. They are alike because they both have friends that have left, so they both know what it feels like to be alone. If I was Tally I would think Shay is crazy for not wanting to turn pretty. I know that if I was an Uglie, i couldn't wait to turn pretty!
-MW0423
Dear Bloggers,
ReplyDeleteI like this book, I think it is very interesting!! In this world things are a lot different than they are in our life. I think this takes place in the future because the Rusty Ruins kind of seems like our life. This world is fair, but I don't think it is right to tell people they are ugly and pretty. I also don't like the way they separate the pretties and the uglies. I just think it is rude. I think everyone should be equal and not singled out by their appearance.
BB0519
Dear fellow bloggers,
ReplyDeleteI do believe that Tally's obsession with looks is very similar to how ,us, middle schoolers obsess with how we look. I also think that Tally is a bit more obsessed with how she looks and how she cant wait to be a pretty than how we want to look. Looks shouldn't matter but I think almost everyone cares about how they look or how they want to look. Looks shouldn't matter because its whats on the inside that counts. I think that all uglies are very obsessed with becoming a pretty. When you become a pretty I think your personality will change too because you might think your better than the uglies.
~AH0926
Hello Bloggers,
ReplyDeleteThe relationship between Peris and Tally is that they used to be really good friends and did everything together, like spy on pretties from New Pretty Town. But now that Peris is pretty and Tally is not I think the two of them will grow apart. When Tally went to visit Peris, I thought that Peris really didn't want to see her and he just wanted her gone. It almost seemed he didn't want to be part of Tally's life.
-ab0696
Dear Ms. Steffen,
ReplyDeleteI also agree with you. I think I would rather be a Tally because she knows what she wants and she has friends that are pretty. I think I would want to follow everyone to. Shay is cool, but she doesn't have a plan and she is ready for anything. I don't think I would be ready for some upsets, like Shay is going to run into.
The uglies have a lot to deal with. They have to worry about not being pretty, making friends, and waiting to become pretty. I think Shay's spirit about being pretty was negative and Tally's spirit was positive. Not being pretty would be hard because you have to deal with the others in Pretty Town flaunting there beauty! Talk to you all later.
Your Friend,
ms0618
Hey Hey Hey!
ReplyDeleteI think that Tally's obsession for being pretty is similar to middle school students. Well, at least the GIRL middle school students. I mean we aren't obsessed, but what 13 year old girl wants to be ugly?? This next thing I am about to say doesn't apply to Seton at all, but at some other schools being pretty can determine your social status!
The middle school world can be a cruel place.....
Your Ugly Blogger,
RH0530
Dear Ugly Bloggers,
ReplyDeleteI don't think this book is more fair than real life. In the book your appearance means everything. Where you live, who your friends are, what you can do all depend on your appearance. Also you can't decide what you want to look like, doctors do. In the book you are not pretty until you get surgery which I think is unfair because you can be pretty in different ways without having to change who you are. This book is very judgemental but in a way it is similar to reality.
From,
mb0122
Dear Ms. Steffen,
ReplyDeleteI think Tally's obsession with looks is different than with middle schoolers in real life. For one thing, Tally is under a lot of peer pressure because everybody is doing it. Everybody wants to be pretty. She has never met anyone with different opinions. It's expected of her to want to be pretty. People in middle school are somewhat under pressure, but not everybody is obsessed with being pretty because we don't wait our whole first 16 years to be pretty. We haven't been anticipating it forever. Tally isn't really to blame for her obsession with being pretty. ~OR1020
Dear Ugly Bloggers,
ReplyDeleteThe relationship between Tally and Peris is they were best friends, but when Peris turned into a pretty they are no longer friends. I think that Tally really misses him though. I think in the future they will not be as good as friends as they were when they were both uglies. I do hope that they do become best friends when they are both pretties. I just think that Peris's personality will change as well as Tally's when she turns into a pretty.
~AH0926
Dear Ugly Bloggers,
ReplyDeleteI think that Tally's obsession with looks is similar to middle school students in real life, but only sometimes. At school, I don't really care if my hair looks bad or anything. But at weddings and special occasions, I care about what I look like. People usually judge others on their looks but its what is on the inside that counts. I can see how Tally is really excited to become pretty, but you shouldn't get a big operation just to look pretty.
~ Your favorite Ugly Blogger,
MW0423
My fellow ugly bloggers,
ReplyDeleteOR1020 I agree that Peris probably doesn't miss Tally, but in a way I think that when Tally becomes pretty she will be so unbelievably gorgeous that Peris will have a crush on her, but then Tally won't like him back because he abandoned her! Just saying.
Yours truly,
RH0530
P.S. Is Preis pronounced like PAIR EZ or PER EZ or PAIR ISS?
Dear Fellow Bloggers,
ReplyDeleteTally and Shay both like to be sneaky, because they are oftenly sneaky out of their dorms to go hoverboarding. They both like to be free going and live for the moment. But Shay is having second thoughts about turning pretty and would rather be an outsider. She the beauty in everyone. Whereas Tally is all for becoming pretty and can't wait until she does. She thinks that everyone is ugly until you're pretty.
Sincerely,
av0496
Aloha Ugly Bloggers,
ReplyDeleteI think that most middle school students want to be pretty, like Tally would. I don't think they are obsessed about becoming pretty though. If they didn't tell their friends, I bet they secretly wanted to be pretty. I think its weird who they have to grow new skin and they get there bones thinned or thickened. After hearing that, I think that middle school girls would have second thoughts about becoming pretty. Middle school students don't want to ugly for there whole life! Blog you later!
Your Pal,
ms0618
Dear Ms. Steffen,
ReplyDeleteNicknames for ugly bloggers are their worst physical features. I think that this doesn't really effect their self esteem very much because everybody has one. This world that they live in seems to be all about fitting in. If everybody's doing it, it's okay. If someone calls you your nickname, you can turn right around and call them theirs. Tally knows that when she turns pretty, her squinty eyes will be "fixed" just like Peris's nose. Uglies probably get used to their nicknames and eventually think nothing of it. Tally said that nobody ever called her her real name except her parents, a few stuck up teachers, and Shay. If everybody called you Frank when your real name was Bill, you would respond to Frank as well as Bill. I think that this is the same in Tally's world. ~ OR1020
Dear Ugly Readers,
ReplyDeleteI think Tally's obsession with her looks is like middle school students in real life. People of course care about their looks, but people usually judge us on our appearance before they get to know us. That's whats wrong with our world today we don't look at the inside we just start judging the book by its cover. I think people should take care of themselves, but I don't think people should get surgery just to fit in or look prettier. People are beautiful just the way they are. I think the media makes us think we are ugly and not as pretty as actors and actresses. "You are beautiful in every single way words can't bring you down."- Christina Aguilera.
From, BB0519
Dear friends that are blogging like me,
ReplyDeleteNo i do not think that is fair that there is a place where all the pretties go and all the uglies go. Why I think so is because just because their ugly(which they're not)doesn't mean that they are different, don't you think so?? I also think that the book has pretty good reason why the people in this book are separated apart from each other.
Dear Bloggers,
ReplyDeleteNicknames are usually judged on the worst feature someone has in the real world too. It probably makes their self-esteem go down down the toilet!! Sometimes nicknames are good but they are usually about something weird about you or funny. It probably shouldn't bother people too much because others have nicknames like that too.
~MW0423
Dear Ugly readers,
ReplyDeleteTally and Shay are very similar in the book. Some things they have in common are they both share the same birthday! Which is crazy! They both like to sneak and spy on the pretties, which I think I would like to do that also. They are both uglies. Shay is more crazy and outgoing and she doesn't mind if she stands out from everyone else. Tally wants to fit in and wants to be just like everyone else.
AH0926
Dear Bloggers,
ReplyDeleteTally's obsession with looks is different from our obsession with looks because looks is all Tally can think about. She likes making a picture of herself pretty. Tally is always downing herself about saying her eyes are too close together and her lips aren't full enough and etc. Whereas we could honestly careless. We were raised to know that everyone is different and it isn't a bad thing.
Sincerely,
ab0496
There's a question I also thought of while reading and I am curious about your thoughts. Do you think that anyone in our society would be "Pretty" by their standards? I will give my thoughts after I hear some of yours.
ReplyDeleteMs. Steffen
Dear BB0519,
ReplyDeleteI loved your quote!! I was also thinking about that song when I was answering that question too! It really explains how some people feel about their appearance!
~MW0423
Dear Ugly Bloggers,
ReplyDeleteI think Tally's obsessions over looks is similar to middle school students. People worry too much about what other people think, and I am guilty for it. At our school we have been going to school with each other for about 8-9 years now and we know each other very well, so we don't judge each other. At other, bigger, middle schools they probably do judge people over their looks, like who their friends are. I know people who spend about two hours getting ready for school! That is how obsessed they are with their looks.
Yours Truly,
mb0122
Dear MS0618,
ReplyDeleteI agree with you. I don't think middle schoolers are obsessed with our looks, but on the inside we all want to be prettier. I would think twice also if I knew how they do the operation! That is just plain wrong!! People don't want to be ugly their whole lives, but when you get older you start blossoming like a flower. Don't you think? Well have a nice day.
BB0519
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ReplyDeleteDear mb0122
ReplyDeleteI agree with you because I think that it's also weird that doctors get to pick what you look like. I also agree that this book is more fair than real because in real life you really don't have a say on what you look like unless you do get some kind of surgery that changes your looks, but most people don't do that because it cost tons of money to change your looks. In this book its normal to get surgery done to change your looks.
AH0926
Dear Ms. Steffen,
ReplyDeleteI will be responding to mb0122 on October 8, 2009 7:26 A.M. I agree with you that everybody in the book is very judgmental about each other and their appearance. They look at their faces and say, "Oh, she's ugly," or "He's just an ugly." It makes me mad that pretties don't consider how the ugly would feel. It's like they forget how it felt to be an ugly and how they always longed to be pretty. Sometimes people in our world are nice and get to know people before they judge them. Like mb0122 said, sometimes they don't get to know them and judge them on appearances or what they own. I think our world shouldn't be like this and that everybody should get to know each other before they judge them. ~ OR1020
RH0530,
ReplyDeleteIt did not occur to me that being pretty could determined your social status while I was ready but you a 100% right. At some schools looks are everything. And it is for certainly not our school because one it's a small school and we are raised to know that everyone is special and unique in their own way.
You fellow Ugly Blogger,
ab0496
Bloggers of the Uglies,
ReplyDeleteAnswering the first question. I don't believe that the premise of this book is more fair than real life, or at least I know I wouldn't want to live in it! Like Ms. Steffen said though, they've been conditioned this way, or they don't know any other life. So if I put myself in their shoes I still have a hard time deciding! When you're "pretty" life seems to be "pretty" great! I think they're all kind of brain washed, and I don't believe that is very ethical! When your "ugly" people don't seem to pay any attention to you at all. I guess you can't get the best of both worlds! What are your opinions?
Sincerely,
PK0913
We have such charming and endearing greetings going on here! Ugly Bloggers must refer to the fact that we are reading the novel Uglies and not our own physical appearances, I presume ; ) There are quite a few meaningful and socially relevant topics we have discussions going on about here! Although I do not have enough time at the moment to comment back to each poster, I look forward to responding in the near future. Excellent start to blogging!
ReplyDeleteMs. Steffen
MB,
ReplyDeleteI agree that it is a bizarre concept to have someone else choose what is pretty and then give you those characteristics. Are we all that susceptible to outside influences that we judge ourselves based on what everyone else says is beautiful? I think that many people are and if we are all honest with ourselves, I bet we can each think of a time when we have fallen into the trap of judging ourselves or others based on their looks.
Pretty is definitely in the eye of the beholder. My favorite eye color may be green, while your favorite is blue. Does that make one color more beautiful than the other? I think that there are so many different variations of beauty that we sometimes fail to see it in different circumstances. We are so conditioned to think one characteristic is the best, or the prettiest, that we miss the whole picture. This novel definitely gives us some things to think about!
Ms. Steffen
BB,
ReplyDeleteYou made some excellent connections to the media and the world we live in. Song lyrics are poetry and often have very meaningful and inspirational quotes if we take the time to interpret them.
We all know that it's what's on the inside that counts, but how often do we live by that? I think we are all guilty of judging people based on their looks at some point in our lives, but how often do we analyze that situation and think about why we judged them? Was it because of our own insecurities? Was it because we were fearful? This books makes me think about my own actions and how I can change my thoughts about judging people based on their looks.
Ms. Steffen
OR,
ReplyDeleteI can not decide if I agree with you or not about the Ugly's nicknames not affecting their self-esteem. I definitely understand the viewpoint you are coming from. They have grown up with these nicknames and at this point each nickname probably has little meaning anymore. They are desensitized to the negativity of their nickname simply by being called that name their entire life. I agree with you that they probably don't even think about what they are being called anymore, as it is just their name. No one except their parents and a select few other adults call them by their given names.
At the same time, I have a hard time thinking that these negative nicknames could not have an effect on their self-esteem. I wince at the thought of continuously being called something degrading. Even if my friends were calling me this name out of habit, not necessarily because they believed it was a bad physical trait, I think it would be insulting on some level and make me feel bad about myself. These characters certainly deal with some intense situations!
Ms. Steffen
Dear Bloggers,
ReplyDeleteI agree with OR1020. I think she is right about Peris not being friends with Tally any more. I think that at the end Tally won't be a pretty anyway so they won't be friends. I thought Peris was being stuck up to Tally like he was too good for her and didn't want to be seen with her. Becoming pretty probably makes you think you are better than the Ugly's since you got more privlages.
From,
mb0122
Dear Ugly Readers,
ReplyDeleteI think Tally and Shay are the same in many ways, but still very different. Tally likes to be advanturous, but not enough to not become a pretty. Shay on the other hand doesn't seem to care if she gets in trouble. Tally and Shay both have different perspectives on being pretty. Tally thinks it will be great and she won't have to worry about anything ever again. Shay thinks that the pretties are stuck up and selfish. Tally and Shay are different, but I think they are both independent and strong.
BB0519
Hello Ugly Bloggers,
ReplyDeleteI believe that Tally's obsession with looks is quite similar with most middle school students in the real life. Sometimes I feel people put on a mask and try to hide their true person. Not literally, but as a figure of speech! I think middle school students and people in general spend to much time on themselves. In that time people could be working on things that truly matter. They sometimes try to cover everything up and act as if nothing is wrong. When everything gets washed away that person is still the same person without the mask. As middle school students we need not to judge or be judged. Some days I think it would be better if no one had eyes. Then we could see more with our hearts and minds what really matters in a human being.
PK0913
Bloggers,
ReplyDeleteNicknames for the Uglies are their worst physical feature. I think this affects their self-esteem in some different aspects. One, it would definitely lower the self-esteem that they still have left. After hearing it continually they would start to conform to it and become it. At the same time I don't think it would matter too much in the world they live in. Since they all want to be the same and everybody has a nickname, than it might just start to become part of who they are, whether they like it or not. I do believe that it would have a lasting affect on them the rest of their lives, pretty or ugly.
Blog to you Bloggers Later,
PK0913
MB0122,
ReplyDeleteI have to agree with just about everything you had to say. Appearance really does mean everything to these people. The things they go to just to become "pretty" is really drastic! Than, when it comes to that notable day the doctors decide on what you are meant to look like. You mentioned that where you live, who your friends are, what you can and can't do all depends on your appearance. I think this author had some text-to-world going on in his mind when he wrote this book. The truth is that society makes people feel the same on this earth. I agree with you that you can be pretty without having to change who you are. This book is very judgmental, but it unfortunately can be compared to reality.
PK0913
Dear Bloggers,
ReplyDeleteWhat I think about the nicknames is really dumb because everyone should be created equal, but not in this story. This story is kind of weird to me because I didn't think that it would be in the future, I kind of thought that it was back when they had the blacks and the whites separated. Well back to the nicknames, well about the nicknames are really dumb because not every single person is ugly in fact nobody is ugly so why in the heck is the characters so mean to everybody thats ugly? Well it is a book which I do understand, but I don't get why the author made a book like this.
IM83095
Dear Bloggers of the Ugly book,
ReplyDeleteYes I do think that tally has the same obsession as the people in a lot of middle schools. Why I think so is because( and this is what i think) that people are really trying to get into a style that they saw on t.v. or at one of their favorite stores. Well tally kink of has a different experience with being pretty, she want to be pretty like a celebrity would. Well to every blogger, it doesn't matter if I'm pretty or not but it could be different for you guys and girls.
IM83095
BB,
ReplyDeleteI do agree that tally and shay are very different but very similar at the same time. I also agree that they both have different perspectives about their time about pretty ville and ugly villie.
Hello My Bloggers,
ReplyDeleteFor Week 2, I would like you to read through all of the posts after your last post and respond to another post on this thread. Be sure that you are responding to a post that you have not yet commented about. This will be one of the requirements for your Week 2 grade. Carefully read through the all of the directions for Week Two on the main page to ensure that you receive full credit for your work.
Thanks,
Ms. Steffen
Dear Ugly Bloggers,
ReplyDeleteIn response to BB0519, I agree that if I knew what they did during the procedure, I would think twice about it. We are all "pretty" in our own way. We don't need someone else to define pretty for us. When Tally is making a pretty version of her face, she sais that the surgeons don't even pay attention to what the person wants. They just do whatever they feel like doing. Everybody ends up coming out of the surgery looking somewhat the same with big eyes, full lips, and the overall same shape. The adults have defined "pretty" for they younger generations and brainwashed them to think that it's evolution that makes them mesmerizingly beautiful. In my opinion, this is NOT right. ~ OR1020
IM083095,
ReplyDeleteI have to agree that the nicknames are kind of pathetic. Like u said, "everyone is created equal". It's unfortunate that some people aren't capable of comprehending that. I think the author Scott Westerfeld wrote this to help us see the way our world is turning into, or already is. I think it was very smart of you to relate this to segregation, especially racial conflicts. You are very correct on how no one is ugly, nor should they have a nickname for it. You really made some important points!
PK0913
AB,
ReplyDeleteThanks for responding to my last comment! I think that it's cool how at first what I said didn't occur to you but together we came to a conclusion. BLOGGING IS BOMB
RH0530 =D
Dear MB0122,
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with you that people probably care more about their looks at bigger middle schools and high schools. We all know what everyone looks like and what everyones personality is, so who cares what everyone looks like?
~MW0423
Dear PK0913,
ReplyDeleteI agree with you! I think that some days it would be better if no one had eyes. If we didn't have eyes we would see people for who they really are in their hearts and not for who they are on the outside. I think I do judge some people with just how they look before I really get to know them. What about you?
BB0519
AH0926,
ReplyDeleteI agree with you because Tally and Shay do have some things in come like their birthday and spying, but they are also very different. So I also disagree with you. They have different goals in life. They both have different attitudes about life and what direction they want it to go in. They have different feelings about stuff and what they are going to make of of their life. Blog to you all later.
*ms0618*
HELLO!!!
ReplyDeleteSo nobody answered my question about the whole Peris thing. Is it like PAIR EZ, PAIR IS, PER EZ, or PER IZ? If anyone figures this out that would be very sweet
Your Blogging Buddie,
RH0530
PK0913,
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that I would not like to live in that world either. If you live there you don't really have control over your life, and you pretty much do the same thing every day.
~MW0423
PK0913,
ReplyDeleteI agree with you when you say that some nicknames might lower an uglies or even a pretties self-esteem. Also that they might have to up with a nickname they could absolutely hate, but sooner or later they will end up being known for that nickname.
sincerely,
ab0406
RH,
ReplyDeleteI do agree with you that Tally's obsession with being pretty, well mostly with the girls because in my perspective i think that they all should be equal with who they are not what they look like.
Dear BB0519,
ReplyDeleteI agree with you when you say that Shay and Tally are very alike but they do have things that are different from each other. I think between the two characters I like Shay the best because she is more different and I think she is the least like me. I really want to know exactly why that she doesn't want to be pretty why she wants to go to this place where not many people know where this place is where she is going. Maybe she just wants to get away from all the way people are worrying about their looks.
~AH0926
Dear MB0122,
ReplyDeleteI agree with you I do think that people care more about their looks at bigger middle schools and high schools. I think this because at our school everyone knows who everyone is and you don't really care what you look like because we all know each other and don't really care what we look like. But when you go to a bigger school not everyone knows each other so they try and look their best by spending an hour or two hours getting ready in the morning when I usually spend like 10 minutes!!
BB0519
Dear PK0913,
ReplyDeleteI agree with you because the nicknames probably do effect their self-esteem. They all ready have to deal with the name ugly and then they have to deal with getting called their worst feature! They would get use to getting called that bad nickname though. In the long run it probably did scare them for life. Blog to you later!
*ms0618*
PK0913,
ReplyDeleteYou are very right about Scott Westerfeld trying to send us a message. Our world is turning into that. I never thought about him sending us a message. It is sad that some people don't understand that every body is created equal. This is kind of like racial issues. Like where they live is based on how you look.
From,
mb0122
Dear MB0122,
ReplyDeleteI agree with you on when you say that middle schoolers do care about their looks and how they look. I don't think we go crazy about if we don't look pretty like they do in the book because we don't have a surgery that makes us pretty. Even though there is surgery that can help you look the way you want to look but that surgery is only used by people who have a lot of money and its less common than turning pretty.
~AH0926
Dear ms0618,
ReplyDeleteI agree that people would get used to their nickname. I think at first it would hurt their self esteem but they would get used to it. You are right that they have to deal with the nickname Ugly. I never really thought of that as being a nickname you are very right. You have some really good points.
From,
mb0122
BB0519,
ReplyDeleteI think you and MB0122 make a great point that people might care more about their appearances in a larger middle school because they have more people to "impress". I understand what your saying about everybody knowing each other so they're not as concerned about what they look like. I think that sometimes this could be the exact opposite. I agree that some people are spending way too much time on themselves!
Sincerely,
PK0913