Throughout the story the poor “duck” is teased and taunted, not only by the other ducks, but also by most of the animals around him. Although he swims magnificently, maybe even better then his brothers and sisters, he is still made fun of for not looking like the rest, for not upholding the image of what is perceived to be normal. Everywhere he goes, there is always someone there to criticize him. All of this criticism is based on the vanity and pride of the people who reject him, which are two of the deadly sins that Jesus warned us about. Because of this constant barrage of hatred, the ugly duckling runs away only to be met with more ha

The hen and cat are prime examples of evil in, not only the ugly ducklings life but also life in general, they not only make fun of how ugly he is, but they also tell him he is inferior because he cannot purr or lay eggs. They epitomize the sins of vanity and pride. They are so proud of the things they can do and so proud of themselves that they don’t care about how anyone else feels and believe that anybody that is not exactly like them, is inferior and therefore not worth their time. This is how they make the duckling feel and, as a result, he leaves the house at the lowest point in it’s life. At this point in the story one can tell that the story isn’t just about the ugly duckling’s life, but that the author is referring to life in general. Everyday we, as humans, are judged by the way we look and by what we can do. The world has become very superficial just as the hen and cat were. If we are not the most beautiful and talented people out there, then we are deemed worthless by the vast majority. This is why plastic surgery has become so popular lately. Everybody wants to be perfect in the hope of being accepted. This is the main focus of the ugly duckling: to be accepted. Since he is not accepted by anyone, he feels like his whole life is pointless and not worth living. The only thing that keeps him going is the hope that maybe somewhere, someday he will find a plan where he fits in. That is the only thing he wants out of the world, somewhere to fit in. This desire to fit in is a prime example of natural hope. The ugly duckling is in no means participating with the supernatural, but only hopes for somewhere to be accepted. This is not necessarily pointing towards good though because fitting in and being accepted isn’t always a good thing. It is only good if you find the right people and right place to fit in. Then, when there seems to be now more hope in his life he sees a flock of swans fly over his head. For some reason he feels extreme excitement when he sees them and he “felt towards them as he had never felt for any other bird in the world.” He

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