Sheri S. Tepper's Novel, Beauty
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There are many misconceptions about beauty and its importance, in todays society. In a time when physical beauty can be of utter importance, we seem to be at a loss of it. What is beauty and where can it be found? Can we see it in the air we breathe, the brilliant oceans, in the striking sunsets, or even in one another? With the weight of beauty in today's society, the common use of expressions used to describe life's brilliance is expected. The many expressions used to discuss beauty such as "beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder" and "beauty runs only skin deep" all stimulate different opinions and create controversy, but the most notorious of all, being that "beauty doesn't last forever." Sheri S. Tepper's Beauty reinstates the many questions regarding beauty and it's value, regardless of the time in which it is present. As time goes on, all that is beautiful and magical in the world will eventually become extinct. In her web review of the novel, Amanda Holland-Minkley, a professor at Cornell University, argues that the guiding theme throughout the novel is "the presence of magic and beauty in the world, and the risk we run of allowing them to disappear." As Beauty lives through the 20th century, her new experiences cause her to view life from a different perspective. Her once peaceful and simple life in the 14th century at Westfaire was now changed into a life where famine, drugs, violence, disease, overpopulation, and pain were all too common. In this world, beauty and magic are non-existent, so much so that the standards of beauty have minimized to almost nothing. Beauty says, "The worst part of living here is that nothing is beautiful. Magic doesn't work" (101). The time in which Beauty is living through is completely voi... ... middle of paper ... ... inevitably in our eyes. Works Cited: Canadian Global Change Program. "What is Global Change?" Understanding Our Changing Planet. 13 Nov. 2001. http://www.globalcentres.org Holland-Minkley, Amanda M. "Beauty Review." 13 Nov. 2001. http://www.cs.cornell.edu/Info/People/hollandm/reviews/Beatitv.html King, Gail, and Meghan Wright. "Diffusionism and Acculturation." Anthropology Department of the University of Alabama. 19 Oct. 2001. 13 Nov. 200 1. http://www.as.ua.edu/ant/. Montalvo, Frank. "Assimilation into American Life." Interracial Voice. 2001. 13 Nov. 2001. http://www.webcom.com/intvoice/montalvo2.htinl. Peters, Sandy, and Thomas Peters. "How Important are Good Looks?" TOPICS Online Magazine. Mar. 2001. 13 Nov. 2001. http://www.rice.edu/projects/topics/Electronic/Magazilie.html. Tepper, Sheri S. Beauty. New York, NY: Bantam Books, 1991
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how sheri s. tepper's beauty reinstates the many questions regarding beauty and its value, regardless of the time in which it is present.
- Analyzes how beauty and magic are non-existent in today's society, and the alternate, magical world of fairy exemplifies perfection in any given society.
- Analyzes how acculturation and assimilation into white, mainstream america deface the beauty of other cultures, their traditions, and their way of life.
- Argues that the presence of american industry causes greater harm than good. the physical beauty of the earth, crystal waters, clean air, and magnificent forests are all being lost as a result of industrialization.
- Analyzes how the novel motivates thought about the many problems in today's world and how they can be prevented.
- Explains the canadian global change program's definition of global change.
- Analyzes king, gail, and meghan wright's "diffusionism and acculturation." anthropology department of the university of alabama.
- Describes peters, sandy, and thomas. "how important are good looks?" topics online magazine.
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