"Zoe came up, slow, from behind and gave him a shove. His arms slipped forward, off the railing, out over the street." p. 370
The title ties in with the central part of the story. Zoe always has a habit of taking jokes too far or using sarcasm that comes across as strange or rude. The joke about the doctor is Zoe's favorite and conveys her character. Just as she takes jokes too far, she also did her actions. In the quote, Zoe actually goes as far as shoving Earl, pretending to push him off the balcony. Instead of a playful shove, she pushes him firmly to the point where he even almost slipped over the railing. Was this just one of Zoe's sick jokes that she took too far, or was it something more? I am interested to see what other people's opinions of this event are in class tomorrow.
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