P. 5 ll. 177-178: .
"(Zoe's mother) He'll need you. Far too much. (Zoe) That should feel familiar then". This quotation underlines my previous statement. Zoe is so used to her close ones needing her help, she is so used to taking that kind of responsibility, that Michael's blindness does not even seem like a challenge to Zoe.
It does seem like a challenge, however, for Zoe's mother. Back when she was divorced from her husband, Zoe's father, Zoe was all she had. P. 3 ll. 87-91: "That year after her father left, Zoe baked almond cookies for me, convinced me to take ice-skating lessons with her, conspired with some of the musicians from the symphony orchestra to surprise me with a party on my thirtieth birthday. Sometimes I felt Zoe and I were growing up together". Zoe's mother has over the years built such a close relationship with Zoe, that she is now afraid of letting go. Like she says, it almost felt like they were growing up together. So not only does Zoe's mother feel like she is losing her daughter, she also feels like she is losing a very good friend. There is a passage during the canoe trip, which perfectly symbolizes the situation. P. 2 ll. 43-44: "While she (Zoe) paddles in front and I steer, he sits on a boat cushion in the belly of the canoe". A very clever metaphor. The fact that Zoe's paddling while Zoe's mother is steering, shows how the narrator, Zoe's mother, wishes real life would be. She is afraid to let go of her daughter, and in this case she would like to be able to control Zoe like a puppet (see Jeffrey Muir Hamilton's photography, p. 8). Zoe's mother does not just want to steer the canoe, she wants to "steer" her daughter's life.
Zoe, however, is a very genuine girl with her heart in the right place. She loves Michael for the person he is and does not seem to care what anybody else think about their relationship. As soon as we are introduced to Zoe, her joyful and happy nature becomes apparent (p.
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