"First Person Shooter," by Charles Yu, is easily one of the most interesting stories we've read in class all year, and that's saying a lot once you consider that we've already read about necrophilia, nuclear catastrophe, and even centipede-human porn, our favorite (or is that just me?). Relative to the other stories we've read, the story also is one with the simplest plot, the least characters, and the fewest pages. It's also set in "WorldMart," a parody of Walmart and one of the blandest settings physically possible. It shouldn't be an interesting story, and yet it is. Why? Why is, of course, often a subjective question, but I think everyone would agree that the story's charm comes almost completely from what is its most ambiguous character: the zombie woman, strolling through the store and looking for lipstick. And while there is no definitive answer, I look at two possible interpretations of just what the zombie could be a repr