Saturday, April 7, 2018

fiction - How do I express that a culture has a different standard of beauty?


I am aware that there are lots of different ways to do this. I'm being subtle about it thus far. Our standards of beauty are skinny but with an ample bosom here in the US for the most part. The women thought beautiful in the other culture are mainly what we would call overweight. I am not saying that anyone overweight can't be beautiful, I just want to convey that the cultural standard differs from our own, without pointing out that it's weird in any way. It's normal for that culture, and I want to convey this well. Any tips or books (fiction or non) I should be reading? I've just read Pierced by the Sun, and though the MC doesn't follow the standard of beauty for the US, I don't like her.



EDIT: Hey guys, do also include any fiction or non-fiction that I should be reading which might help with this. Fiction is more desirable. I want to see some literary examples. Tips have been great so far!




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