After that, all the Smokies except Tally and David are caught. They both go back to the city and make a big plan to save Shay, Maddy, Az and the other Smokies. Tally, regretting betraying the Smoke and Shay, Tally decides to sacrifice herself and goes back to New Pretty Town to be turned pretty and test the pills.

Uglies Symbols

• White Tiger Orchids. The white orchids that Tally encounters on her journey to the Smoke symbolize the overbearing, conformist culture in which Tally lives.
• Hoverboards. Hoverboards represent independence and growing up.
• The Roller Coaster.

Uglies (The Uglies) Metaphors and Similes

• “Like a rock climber facing a sheer cliff” (Simile)
• “The stately band of silver became a snarling monster” (Metaphor)
• “Like something caught in the wind” (Simile)
• “Little spiral galaxies set in motion by her passing” (Metaphor)

One major theme of the novel “Uglies” by Scott Westerfeld is beauty comes from within, and not the outer appearance. This is primarily developed throughout the main character Tally Youngblood. This theme is also established throughout conflict, plot, characterization, and setting.

Uglies sees Shay as a 15 year old in Uglyville. When Shay runs away to the legendary Smoke, where other Uglies live in a Rusty (what we know as our world now) lifestyle. But Shay runs away just before her 16th birthday, leaving Tally directions to find the Smoke in case she changes her mind to join her.

Uglies Themes

• Conformity vs. Individuality.
• Beauty, Science, and Influence.
• The Natural World, History, and Growing Up.
• Friendship and Loyalty.

What makes Uglies great, besides how it looks at cultural values, is Westerfeld’s use of language. The novel is not pretentious or brash. Instead, Westerfeld creates a narrative voice that is really unique—especially for a sweeping sci-fi saga like the Uglies trilogy.

The central conflict of the whole novel is Tally trying to decide if she really wants to become pretty like everyone else or if she wants to live out her days “ugly” like Shay in the Smoke.

It tells the story of teenager Tally Youngblood who rebels against society’s enforced conformity, after her friends Shay and David show her the downsides to becoming a “Pretty,” even though it is obvious to most people. Written for young adults, Uglies deals with themes of change, both emotional and physical.

Who is Shay and why is she in New Pretty Town? She is an ugly and Tally’s best friend.

Tally Youngblood is the main character in the Uglies series. As an ugly, Tally is a 15-year-old girl who lives in Uglyville. She has frizzy brown hair, beady hazel eyes that are too close together, a patchy complexion, thin lips, a flat nose, and she hates the right side of her face.

An excellent read aloud for the summer! After seeing the 11+ age rating, I chose to read the book aloud to my two children (ages 9 and 12). “Uglies” is the first of a triligy by Scott Westerfeld….What age is the uglies appropriate for?

Later in the series, there is more romance, but it’s never the focus. There are a lot of really great relationships that develop through the series, though. Most notably, Tally and her friend Shay who have one of the most dynamic friendships and rivalries I’ve ever read!

It will set off a tracking beacon so Special Circumstances can find her and destroy the rebel uglies. At first, Tally refuses to help because she promised Shay to keep the Smoke a secret. Dr. Cable promises Tally will die an ugly unless she agrees to help.

Joey King is getting ugly for her next role. Netflix announced Tuesday that the Kissing Booth actress will star in and executive-produce a film adaptation of Uglies, the first installment of Scott Westerfeld’s dystopian YA book series. The movie will be directed by McG.

Scott Westerfeld’s Uglies series has been optioned for a movie and we can’t wait to see Tally on the big screen.

Unwind was a potential film based on the book of the same name, written by Neal Shusterman. It was in pre-production under the German film production and film distribution company Constantin Film and Don Carmody Productions, and was co-financed with Voltage Pictures.

Scythe is an upcoming movie adaptation of the novel, Scythe by Neal Shusterman. It is currently in development with Universal, and Amblin Entertainment. In September 2020, it was announced that screenwriter and director Gary Dauberman (It, Annabelle) was adapting the film, and writing the new draft. …

The Thunderhead loved Greyson, but he did not appear to return those feelings. Throughout its life, the Thunderhead had always watched Greyson sleep and wished that it could embrace him. On multiple occasions, the Thunderhead indirectly warned Greyson of danger and saved his, and other people’s lives.

Everlost was a potential feature film based on the book of the same name. However, the project didn’t work out in the end as the film was never made. In 2015, Neal Shusterman said that although he would love to see the movie happen, nothing was planned at that moment.