Oak Tree Notebook

The Ugly Duckling: Becoming Who We Are Meant to Be (a short entry)

by Sarah Ruth Wilson

The Ugly Duckling is not about beauty. It is not about overcoming the “awkward stage.” It is not about emerging as a physically attractive being after years of torment. It is about discovering one’s identity in a world that asks for conformity. In the story, the baby swan is not readily accepted by the community he is born into because they do not recognize...

October 4, 2019

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