Well, Zoe is a psycho. In Lorrie Moore's You're Ugly Too, Zoe is characterized as a person completely detached from normal social interaction. Moore uses characterization to reveal Zoe personality. At one point, Zoe tells the story of a time she was out on a double date: " 'Once at a dinner party I amazed the host by getting up and saying good-bye to every single person there, first and last names.' / 'I knew a dog who could do that,' said Zoe." This scene characterizes Zoe as a person who is incapable of proper social interaction. Although I find Zoe to be hilarious, I think she is crazy, especially in the final scene. Zoe almost pushes a drunk man to his death! What a psycho! Then she claims she was only kidding, and the only thing going through her head is how she looks right now. I imagine she looked like deranged killer.
Throughout the story, Moore includes the teacher evaluations of Zoe. These help provide a glimpse into the kind of teacher Zoe is. This is another form of characterization of Zoe. Also, Zoe mentions "Heidi" throughout the story. I think she considers this Heidi to be the typical, ideal woman. Oh, and why does her sister have a boy's name? Evan, really?
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