Beauty Lies in the Eye of the Beholder
Challenge Details
What is considered beautiful and ugly is influenced by culture and history, by personal preference and experience.
Today for example, a fat woman with sagging breasts and greasy hair is unlikely to be regarded as beautiful in many industrialized western countries, whereas a thin girl with white teeth and a smile is very likely to be said to be at least "pretty".
When Rubens painted his pictures of scantily dressed women, a voluptous, voluminous woman was the kind of woman he and his employers thought beautiful.
Ideals of beauty change in time and from culture to culture.
So here's the challenge:
Write a scene or a story about beauty and ugliness
Write this scene or story twice, from two different points of view
Once, the object of the scene or story should be regarded as beautiful and the second time the same object of the scene or story should be regarded as ugly
The object of the scene or story does not need to be a person: plants, animals, architecture, songs, clothing - many things will make the beholder go "Oh, that's beautiful!" or "YRCH! That's *ugly*!"
Thanks Juno for this great idea!
Today for example, a fat woman with sagging breasts and greasy hair is unlikely to be regarded as beautiful in many industrialized western countries, whereas a thin girl with white teeth and a smile is very likely to be said to be at least "pretty".
When Rubens painted his pictures of scantily dressed women, a voluptous, voluminous woman was the kind of woman he and his employers thought beautiful.
Ideals of beauty change in time and from culture to culture.
So here's the challenge:
Write a scene or a story about beauty and ugliness
Write this scene or story twice, from two different points of view
Once, the object of the scene or story should be regarded as beautiful and the second time the same object of the scene or story should be regarded as ugly
The object of the scene or story does not need to be a person: plants, animals, architecture, songs, clothing - many things will make the beholder go "Oh, that's beautiful!" or "YRCH! That's *ugly*!"
Thanks Juno for this great idea!
Entries with Stories
The following authors have entered a story in the Challenge.
- Larner - Light Thought Lost
- General Audience
- Last Updated: 15 Jan 08
- What is seen of the Ringbearer from four different points of view.
Placeholders
The following authors have entered a placeholder in the Challenge.
- docmon
- Adoption Date: 04 Nov 06
- Lady Aranel
- Adoption Date: 21 May 06
- MiniFruitbat
- Adoption Date: 15 Sep 06
- Peregrin Ionad
- Adoption Date: 19 May 07
- Werecat
- Adoption Date: 05 Mar 06
