Do you like Zoe?

I found Zoe to be hysterical. She has a sarcastic and ironic tone through out the story and is very blunt. Zoe is a school teacher and we first learn about her through her relationship with her students. They often describe her as being crazy and singing in class. They are very judgemental of her and she often has to take vacations. Zoe travels to see her sister who informs her that she is getting married. Zoe says that this is nice and then goes on to tell her sister of a story of a girl who liked to play the violin and when she got married her husband made her stop and she learned to like softball instead. Zoe later tells this story to Earl but it has a different ending in which the violinist kills herself. This shows how Zoe views love and marriage but how she also respects her sister and doesn't want to hurt her. There is Irony in the way Earl is dressed like a women and he wants to talk about love and how Zoe plays more of the a males role by getting earl a drink and she has toilet paper on her chin as if she shaved. I enjoyed the humor and irony in this story.