You're Ugly Too

Lorrie Moore's You're Ugly Too has one oddball of a main character. Not completely with it when it comes to situations she encounters, she often makes comments at the wrong times- not completely understanding how to act at different times. She, however, sees nothing wrong with her personality or actions. Pathos is evoked here. She is lonely and has not found love in her life. She does not even believe in it at all. The audience cannot help but feel sorry for the eccentric soul who lives a loveless life. Using anecdotes of the students' teacher evaluations, the story is told in a way that reveals Zoe as a woman who just does not have it all together. "'Actually I have been going to a lot of doctors recently.'" Poor Zoe is waiting for the results of tests she had done, and while there has an interesting conversation about her views on love. By the end, it is possible that someone just might have changed her mind.