Beauty Is Seen Within

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n he felt quite ashamed, and hid his head under his wing; for he did not know what to do, he was so happy, and yet not at all proud. He had been persecuted and despised for his ugliness, and now he heard them say he was the most beautiful of all the birds”(Anderson). They knew him for him and accepted him no matter what he looked like. Feeling like an ugly duckling is not fun. It can be a learning experience though, “he now felt glad at having suffered sorrow and trouble, because it enabled him to enjoy so much better all the pleasure and happiness around him”(Anderson). The duck (now swan) learned to appreciate himself not because of what others said but because of what he believed. Believing in your heart that you are beautiful is great and supports the quote.
Belle was a sweet girl with a great personality and a heart of gold. She learned to look at the Beast for what he was inside. Even though at first when she began to live with him she was scared and didn’t know exactly what to expect. He was known as mean, rude, and that he didn’t deserve to live by the people of the town. At first she agreed because she didn’t know him and took in what everyone else said. After awhile she learned that inside he was a great person and loved people. Learning what was inside him and to love him was the best thing she could ever do. When she started to love him for who he was she learned that he was a different person. He became a gorgeous man, but that didn’t matter to her because she loved him for what was inside him. When she decided to look inside him she found out who he really was, that is how this movie supports this quote.
Imagine being a woman looked down upon as ugly because of having a kid before marriage. I know I would feel just awful and my self-esteem would be very low. The town didn’t really get to know her for her, they just thought of her has the Scarlet letter “A,” being for adultery. Think of how she feels;...