In a future where every young person undergoes the Transformation to receive a flawless, standard body, Mary Cuberle does not want to change. Her mother, her doctor and the whole of society cannot understand why a girl would choose her own plain face, and the pressure on her grows from gentle persuasion to something far more frightening.
A sharp 1952 story about conformity and beauty, later adapted for The Twilight Zone. Download the free EPUB.