You're Ugly, Too

"Evan had abandoned the moon mask and dolled herself up as a hausfrau, in curlers and an apron, a decision she now regretted." p. 363

Something that caught my eye in this short story was the costumes that some people were wearing. In some ways, I think they kind of symbolized particular things in their lives. For example, Evan was a housemaid and she was going to be married soon. I think that that could foreshadow possibly what she will be doing with her life. The man who was dressed as a naked lady stood out. He just got divorced and so he lacked having a woman in his life, so he compensated with the costume. The man who was a cross dresser might have really wanted to be a woman. (OK, that one is a weak one) Finally, Zoe went as a bone head. I think this describes her so well. First, she makes her costume as a joke. This is kind of how she has lived her whole life: as one giant joke. Second, the bone head symbolizes the kind of person she is. She doesn't really get things as well as others and is sort of dense. She does not understand social situations as well as most people do and is extremely awkward. So the bone head embodies who she is as a character.