"Then he went up and bought a round of drinks for everyone but her. She got her coat, went home, and shot a gun through her head." page 369
4. Find an instance in the story when Zoe speaks sarcastically, then find another instance when she speaks ironically. How do they differ?
I think irony and sarcasm differ in that irony is more funny and intelligent while sarcastic is more rude. Zoe talks about one time when her student asked "what is your perfume?" and Zoe replied, "room freshener". Also, when Evan says that Zoe is just jealous because she isn't married yet, Zoe says, "Oh, my God...I forgot to get married." Zoe is saying these things because she thinks they are funny. These are examples of irony because Zoe isn't intentionally trying to hurt someone's feelings. An example of sarcasm is when Zoe tells the story about the woman killing herself because her love interest was being cruel to her and then calls it a "love story". This story was more sarcastic because Zoe didn't want to talk about love because she hadn't been in any good relationships. She wanted to get Earl off her back about love and move on to a different topic.
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