Quotes From 15 Years Old

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Throughout the book we are able to see that at a very young age the the little uglies were reinforced that they were ugly that that by the time they turn 16 years old it was expected from them to be operated and turn pretty. I was also able to see that through a very young age they were engrave that when they turn 16 they would be living the desired and comfortable live. Thus, over emphasizing the importance of beauty and how beauty holds happiness and living a comfortable life. I do not believe that 15 years olds should be allowed to have plastic surgeries because that is the time in which a teenager is passing through a developmental phase of self acceptance, and self identity. I think this is a critical time period for a teenager because he/she learns to accept themselves, by trying on different roles. Changing the physical appearance a teenager will complicate this phase of self acceptance, and finding who they really are in this world. Another thing we …show more content…

This is explicitly said by David’s mom when she mentions that the difference between the Smoke and Pretty Town is that Smoke allow people to choose between having the operation and being tested on. But when you are 16 years old, there is an importance of self-image and acceptance among your peers. While referring back to the text we are able to see how Tally desires to be pretty at all cost. She desires to be pretty like everyone else because she does not accept herself as who she is. In her there is no self love and has learn at a very young to detest who she is. The appearance of David in this text in some ways has allows Tally to accept who she Is and understand the beauty of the biological traits that each person acquires through their parents. She learns to love the unique traits that are passed down to us through our

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