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Technologies and a disturbing commentary on our current public policies.įortunately, the cliff-hanger ending promises a sequel. Highly readable with a convincing plot that incorporates futuristic Of teen self-concept, is strong, and although lengthy, the novel is Characterization, which flirts so openly with the importance Justice, and free will are all oppressed in this well-conceivedĭystopia. However, she knows she is living a lie, for she is a spy who wears anĮye-activated locator pendant that threatens to blow the rebels' cover.Įthical concerns will provide a good source of discussion as honesty, The aptly named youthful rebel leader to whose attentions Tally warms. Cable to find her and herĬompatriots–or remain forever "ugly." Tally's adventuresome spirit
Tally declines, yet when Shay is found missing by theĪuthorities, Tally is coerced by the cruel Dr. Her to the Smoke, a distant settlement of simple-living conscientious But Shay also disdains the false valuesĪnd programmed conformity of the society and urges Tally to defect with Tally meets Shay, another female ugly, who shares her enjoyment of Pleasure-seeking "pretties." Anticipating this happy transformation,
When they'll undergo an operation that will change them into Grade 6 Up–Tally Youngblood lives in a futuristic society thatĪcculturates its citizens to believe that they are ugly until age 16
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