Question

Myrtle says about her sister, "she's said to be very beautiful by people who ought to know." what does this description say about about society. (hint: focus specifically on the word "ought.")

Answer 1

The answer surmises -- through its use of the word "ought" -- that there's a certain group of people, either based on their own looks or on another person's perception of whether that group of people is beautiful or not, have a superior ability to judge beauty. Whereas beauty is truly in the eye of the beholder. It's closed-minded. It's ugly.