Elements of Fiction
Protagonist vs. Antagonist
Tally vs the government
Tally's ugly nickname?
squint
Tally's og bestie?
Peris; current pretty
What is utopia?
an ideally perfect place, especially in its social, political, and moral aspects?
Where do Tally's parents live?
Crumbyville
Dr. Cable?
works for special circumstances
Dr. Cable
What is dystopia?
an often futuristic society that has degraded into a repressive and controlled state, though under the guise of being utopian.
Tally: dynamic or static character? Why?
Dynamic; understands meaning of beauty and learns value of freedom/individual choice
Age range for uglies?
12-16
David's parents? What do they do?
Az and Maddie; doctors
"Who you are, the way you think, makes you beautiful"
David
Who are the Rusties?
the people who lived in the era before prettytime
3 themes of uglies
control, beauty, individuality, identiy, etc. etc.
What makes hoverboards work in some areas vs not in others?
only work if heres metal underneath them
Tally's parents? What do we know about them?
Ellie and Sol; middle pretties
"Nature, at least, didn't need an operation to be beautiful. It just was."
Tally
Who are the Specials?
cruel-looking pretties; enforce societal norms and maintain order; go after uglies who run away
5 parts of plot (expostion, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution).
exposition - meet Tally; rising action - adventures + Dr. Cable; climax - invasion; falling action - return to Special Circumstances; resolution - Tally's operation
How many packets of SpagBols did Tally's sweater cost?
6
Name of the librarian in the Smokes?
The Boss
“History would indicate that the majority of people have always been sheep"
Az
Who are the Rangers?
Pretties who work to destroy invasive orchid species with fire.