Lucia’s Reviews > Uglies > Status Update

One thing that surprised me is when Tally finally finds Shay again and she has turned pretty. From the beginning, you would have never thought Shay would have become this beautiful girl, with soulful, copper and gold eyes and generous parted lips. She always disagreed with Tally's opinion and even ran away because of it. "It was Shay. She was pretty" (363). This shows that some people, like Shay, actually do change.

I think it was a sweet thing for David to care for Tally so much. When Tally had a scratch on her face from the fire, David made sure she was okay and also said goodbye before he left for a walk. "David nodded, kissed his finger, and traced one of the remaining scratches on her cheek. 'See you tomorrow,' he whispered" (268). That is why I think it was a dearest thing to do and shows how much he looks after her.

One thing that surprised me is when Tally had just got dropped off by the helicopter and spotted Shay and the other Uglies up ahead. Eventually, Tally caught up to get told there was a bug in her board and Tally lied saying she didn't know it was there. "Oh, I'm really . . . I didn't know. I swear" (181). This shows that Tally would try anything just to become pretty and would even lie and betray her best friend.

I was surprised how Tally left Shay to get the surgery through all the things they did together. They were best friends after both sneaking away from the Pretties and after all the adventures they did together, Tally chose to do the surgery and left Shay to stay ugly forever. "Guess you'll just have to live with remembering my face this way" (92). This shows that becoming pretty is stronger than a best friends bond.

Tally, the main character, "lost" her best friend named Peris. He became pretty before her and Peris seemed to feel awkward when talking to her since she was still an ugly. "I tried. But it just felt bogus. I'm so different now" (17). They knew each other very well since their birthdays were only 3 months apart and Tally needs to wait 3 more months till they can be comfortable friends once again.