Journal Entry #2 (Reflection)

This journal entry is by Shay. This takes place right before she runs away to The Smoke, and depicts her dilemma in choosing whether to stay or go, and whether or not she can bring Tally along with her. She wonders whether she is truly ugly, or if it is just the effect society has on beauty. Even though it was the latter, she really never found out until much later into the book, which caused quite a lot of stress for Shay. This is quite similar to what some teenage girls might face in their lives, as today's media has a similar effect on what people should look like. The media has changed the world so much that, if it keeps up I wouldn't be surprised if everyone had to get an operation to turn them pretty! 

Furthermore this journal entry is a way of reflecting Shay's character. Unfortunately Shay didn't reveal much about her character after you first meet her, but she does reveal enough to inference what she would be like. Behind her confidence that you see at the beginning of the book, you see a very emotional person like when she was angry at Tally for betraying her and The Smoke. This goes to show that it is impossible to know what a person is like until you see them in different situations, because people have layers and this just brings the phrase "Don't judge a book by its cover" to a whole new level. In my opinion this novel its self takes things to a new level, the modern level.