Tom’s answer to “Based on the last paragraph of the novel, do you think Eilis happily returned to Tony and she reali…” > Likes and Comments

I felt the same way when I read it . I knew her getting married in Brooklyn before she left was a bad idea, I hoped that the reason she went back is because she loved him and wanted her life in Brooklyn, more than her old life in Ireland. Not because she was obligated to; but because that's what she wanted.