I’m not even joking, the hole in my heart after Amy and Laurie got together destroyed me. I admit to watching the movie adaptation first but I did go back to read the book. And honestly I don’t even understand the Laurie and Amy ship. Like at times I felt bad for her or I just strongly disliked her. So I think right now I just want some opinons on Amy and her relationship with Laurie.
Wasn’t Laurie in love with Jo? Doesn’t Amy deserve better?
He was. But she rejected him and he got over it. I believe he loves Amy in the end. And if Amy is happy with that, then I don’t think we need to worry about her deserving better.
To my mind in the end, Jo who didn’t love Laurie that way isn’t stuck in a marriage she would have been unhappy with.
Amy is married to someone she loves.
Laurie is married to someone he loves.
So, I think, that’s all pretty good. I wish Jo could have ended single. But otherwise, relationship-wise I think the Jo/Amy/Laurie situation is a win on all sides.
I’m curious which movie adaptation you watched. The more recent one does Amy way more justice than the others. Given you’re asking about Amy deserving better, I’d guess that’s the one you watched. A lot of folks come out from reading the book or watching one of the movie adaptations with a really strong dislike of Amy.