Nature

“Nature didn't need an operation to be beautiful. It just was.”

The Uglies - Scott Westerfeld

Nature is beautiful, and has many beautiful connotations. We try not to destroy it and to preserve it's beauty by being delicate and careful. We don't try to change it. People on the other hand, we try our absolute hardest to manipulate and change them. We try to morph each and every single person into exactly who and what we want them to be. We try to pressure them into getting surgeries and into wearing different clothes. We are a part of nature, and we're beautiful but most people don't seem to see it like that. We see each other as pieces of clay, dying to be changed into something beautiful. People like Tally are inspiring. Despite the social pressure, she's continuing to be herself. She doesn't want the surgery or to change into what they want her to be. She's her own person and no one else seems to respect that. This quote is telling us that they most beautiful things in life aren't plastic or silicone, they're natural.