Project Gutenberg 2011-05-29 Public domain in the USA. 394 Beaumont, Charles 1929 1967 Beaumont, Chuck Nutt, Charles Leroy McNutt, Charles The Beautiful People Produced from If Worlds of Science Fiction September 1952. Produced by Greg Weeks, Dianna Adair and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Beautiful People" by Charles Beaumont is a thought-provoking collection of science fiction stories written during the mid-20th century. The book delves into themes of beauty, identity, and societal expectations, exploring the lengths to which individuals go to conform to idealized standards. The narrative focuses on the pressures faced by a young girl named Mary, who grapples with the societal mandate of undergoing a physical transformation to achieve beauty. In the story, Mary Cuberle is an 18-year-old girl who rejects the societal pressure to undergo a Transformation that everyone else embraces to become beautiful. As she interacts with her mother and a psychiatrist, the story reveals a dystopian world where beauty is enforced and conformity is paramount. Mary holds onto her identity and self-worth, opposed to the idea of changing her appearance. This inner conflict escalates to the point where her refusal becomes a matter of public scrutiny, leading to a dramatic confrontation about individuality versus societal norms. Ultimately, the tale serves as a cautionary reflection on the value of authentic selfhood amid relentless pressures for conformity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/36258/36258-h/images/cover_e.jpg Reading ease score: 87.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Identity (Psychology) -- Fiction Teenage girls -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 62991 2025-08-14T16:05:29.137208 text/html 59866 2011-06-02T20:28:52 text/html 174195 2025-08-14T16:05:31.036216 application/epub+zip 172777 2025-08-14T16:05:29.490199 application/epub+zip 56069 2025-08-14T16:05:29.294280 application/epub+zip 213954 2025-08-14T16:05:32.347177 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 205430 2025-08-14T16:05:30.835265 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 89145 2022-09-16T14:25:25.070115 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 53508 2025-08-14T16:05:28.979207 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 53348 2011-05-29T13:52:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19013 2025-08-14T16:05:32.483163 application/rdf+xml 22920 2025-08-14T16:05:29.360188 image/jpeg 3868 2025-08-14T16:05:29.327185 image/jpeg 168134 2011-06-02T20:29:16 application/octet-stream application/zip 20970 2011-06-02T20:29:16 application/octet-stream application/zip 169503 2025-08-14T16:05:29.152240 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia