Sisters

In the short story “You’re Ugly, Too” by Lorrie Moore, the two sisters, Evan and Zoë, have a few similarities, but their wide range of differences truly set the two women apart from one another. Evan lives in New York and works as a “food designer”, and Zoë lives in the middle of nowhere as a college professor. The similarities between the two do seem to give them the strong bond of sisters. As I began reading this I would not imagine these two women to be related. I will start by discussing the girls as children, then go into their careers since they have grown up. After this, I will talk about where they live and their relationships. Also, I will relate the two women’s personalities to how they are different. Their lifestyles now are significantly different from what they were as children.
On page 360 of Literature: Structure, Sound and Sense (8th edition) the narrator suggests that Evan may actually be becoming more like her sister, Zoë. The narrator sta...