When I read the book Pretties by Scott Westerfield the theme of perseverance stood out. All throughout the book all kinds of obstacles were being thrown at the main character, Tally. Tally had found out a huge secret of where she lived and she had to expose it. Well while Tally tries to expose the secret and cure it other people are trying to do the exact opposite. The people Tally are avoiding have had their senses altered to where they have the best senses you have seen. Although Tally knows the odds are in their favor she doesn’t give up and she perseveres. All of the obstacles in the book and of how Tally reacts to them represent perseverance strongly.