Authors note: This is a cause and effect piece for the book Uglies.
I am currently reading Uglies, and in this book everyone wants to turn 16 so they can change from an ugly to a pretty by undergoing the operation. Everyone that is, except the runaways.The runaways go live outside of the city in "The Smoke" to stay ugly forever.
I am currently reading Uglies, and in this book everyone wants to turn 16 so they can change from an ugly to a pretty by undergoing the operation. Everyone that is, except the runaways.The runaways go live outside of the city in "The Smoke" to stay ugly forever.
The main event in the story happens when the Special Circumstances invades The Smoke. They blow the whole city to pieces and there are few survivors. Luckily, Tally and her friend David make it out together and now it's up to them to rescue other survivors and plot their revenge. The cause of this event is that Tally's friend Shay ran away to The Smoke because she is against being pretty. Special Circumstances found out Shay escaped and forced Tally to go to The Smoke and let the Special's know where it was. The only reason she agreed is because they threatened to not give her the operation she so desperately wanted. During the trip there though, Tally has a change of heart. She realized that she didn't want to be pretty anymore. Instead of activating the communication device when she gets to The Smoke, she destroys it, unknowingly sending out an emergency signal telling the Special's where to find her and the city.
The Specials would have thought twice about attacking The Smoke if they would've known what was going to happen next. The destruction of The Smoke caused the survivors to rebel. They stole back the remaining citizens of The Smoke, thus infiltrating the Special's headquarters and ruining their equipment. Now they have to try and start a new Smoke, with only 7 members and nothing but a few packs of dehydrated food and 4 hoverboards. If the Special's hadn't infiltrated The Smoke, Tally would have lived the rest of her life there wondering and pondering all the ifs. What if the Special's put a tracking device on her? What if someone finds out she's lying? What if she made the wrong decision in coming at all? After The Smoke was destroyed, Tally finally realized she didn't want to be pretty anymore.
The Specials would have thought twice about attacking The Smoke if they would've known what was going to happen next. The destruction of The Smoke caused the survivors to rebel. They stole back the remaining citizens of The Smoke, thus infiltrating the Special's headquarters and ruining their equipment. Now they have to try and start a new Smoke, with only 7 members and nothing but a few packs of dehydrated food and 4 hoverboards. If the Special's hadn't infiltrated The Smoke, Tally would have lived the rest of her life there wondering and pondering all the ifs. What if the Special's put a tracking device on her? What if someone finds out she's lying? What if she made the wrong decision in coming at all? After The Smoke was destroyed, Tally finally realized she didn't want to be pretty anymore.
I thought that this was a good way to explain what's happening and the cause and effect. You included good details. It also included the conflict and resolution. Overall, your piece was well written! Nice job! :)
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