Trix Wilkins answers “What are your thoughts and opinions about...”

A Goodreads user asked this question about Little Women (Little Women, #1):

What are your thoughts and opinions about Amy? She's generally not the favorite sister, to say the least. From the time she burned Jo's manuscript to her journey to Europe and eventual marriage to Laurie, readers brush her off as selfish. So, out of curiosity, what are your thoughts? :)

Trix Wilkins Wow I felt the plunge in my heart when Amy burned Jo's book. It was hard to redeem Amy as a character after that, and Alcott almost came close when Am…moreWow I felt the plunge in my heart when Amy burned Jo's book. It was hard to redeem Amy as a character after that, and Alcott almost came close when Amy behaved so graciously at the Chesters' fair. But I think the real clincher for me, that made me really quite dislike her character, was when Jo and Amy went out making calls - and Amy tells Jo she should've been more friendly to Tudor (who is the son of a lord or some such), and less friendly to Tommy (who is the son of a grocer), purely because of their rank, regardless of their character, regardless of anything but their rank in society. Amy lost me at that point.(less)

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