The theme of the story "The Wretched and the Beautiful" is about human rights and the differences that we see in ourselves.
Explanation:
When the humans see the "wretched" aliens, they are repulsed by their looks. When the humans see the "beautiful" aliens, they see everything good that they wished that they could be. This can also be seen with racism. Everyone ignored what was happening when the beautiful aliens took the wretched ones. all but one person was willing to hand the wretched aliens over but, she wasn't heard. The same can be true with racism today. Many people pretend that racism doesn't happen. Some people also try to help the oppressed but it takes a bigger group to make a difference.
