There is no doubt that physical beauty is a highly-valued quality throughout the world. whether we wish to believe it or not, appearance is the first layer of our character, and people pass judgments on us based on this superficial aspect of our bodies. in spite of our many proverbs â "never judge a book by its cover," "beauty is in the eye of the beholder," "beauty is only skin deep" â we are constantly told through literature and popular culture media that the outer shell represents what is inside us.