The situation is a lot more nuance than that. It’s a lot of pentap feelings that Amy had to being left out and stuff and yes, it was a major overreaction and obviously what Amy did was wrong, but she was also 12 years old with a lot of big feelings she didn’t know how to express.
I hate how people excuse this behavior just because she is 12. You are old enough to distinguish between right and wrong at that age. She could have hid the book just to annoy jo but she went all the way and burned it. I have an older brother and i wouldnt do something like this to him even if i was 3. And the way she blatantly admits she wanted to hurt jo which is why she burned it and the next morning annoys jo even more instead of giving her space is just ridiculous. Maturity may depend on age but shame doesnt.
You underestimate twelve year olds, then. Amy was old enough to know better. She knew (and even admitted) that she had wanted to hurt Jo, and all because she was sulking over not getting to go to an event she hadn't been invited to. The worst part is that she didn't even get punished for destroying another person's property (and years of hard work.) That was how she ended up so hateable. Marmee didn't really bother to raise her.
@@CadeD679 At age 12/13 you tend to get overwhelmed by your feelings and are generally self-centered and short-sighted. Yeah, a 12 year old can tell the difference between right and wrong but lacks the understanding of the repercussions of their actions. What Amy did was petty and spiteful and she admitted that she wanted to hurt Jo so she knows it was wrong. However, she had no idea it would devastate her sister.
I understand that what amy did was wrong, but jo was a complete bitch to amy before, she made her feel unwanted and I don't think she truly thought of the consequences of burning Jo's book. She was 12 and I understand how unwanted she felt because my sisters did the same things to me although i never did something like that, but i think it all comes dowm to it being part of Amy's character development and why she is so controlled of her emotions as she grows older.
That’s explains Amys feelings but it’s no excuse. And after what Amy did, everyone except Beth, sort of ignored Jo's feelings. Mama told Jo to forgive Amy right away. Meg encouraged Amy to go after Jo and she probably will be forgiven. Destroying someone’s most precious thing on purpose is horrible and Amy is just going to have to accept that she might not be forgiven.
i remember being 12 and i was the youngest sister. i was never invited to anything and even when yhey did things that were ok gor younger kids. i felt left out and sad. it felt like none of my sisters loved me and it was even harder not to do evil things when my sister in law got invited more than i did. i knew that if i did do anything id get in alot of trouble so i didnt. i think marmee did not punish amy for yhe things she did so she didnt hold back. but i feel like amys grown and is a women and shouldnt be held down and hated for past mistakes. she was young and hormonal.
@@jillianwildman3511 When did she give an excuse? All she did was explain her feelings about what Amy did and said that now that Amy has grown out of it, we should let the past go.
I probably would have actually forgiven her. I pretty much never get angry enough to get physical, so I probably would end up thinking a lot about what led up to all of this.
Same- ✋😭 sometimes I don’t know what I’m doing until I actually do it, like my anger takes complete control over me. I’ve done a lot of things that I’ve regretted and it really sucks 🥲🥲
Everyone says being 12 means she was too young to understand! That’s definitely not true, I was 12 not long ago and it’s definitely old enough to understand what you’re doing and the consequences
Being 12 does mean for some that they have more trouble with managing their emotions though. I'm sure that Amy did this because she knew it would devastate Jo, but that doesn't mean that she would've still done this if she managed her emotions better and/or talked things out with Jo beforehand.
Ooof no matter the version, this scene always hurts me as a creative. I’d never forgive Amy, like never. Be mad for a long time and it would calm over time but never forgive or forget
The fact that y’all are defending Amy is insane. Like yea Jo was being rude but all she did was call Amy annoying when she was whining. Amy took it wayyy too far
What Amy did wasn’t okay but Jo was consistently really mean to Amy without any good reason, which I think is important context. In the scene before they leave for the theatre, Jo starts bashing on Amy without any provocation. 12 year olds can act very rashly when hurt. Doesn’t excuse it but does explain it.
I wouldn't put it past her. By marrying him, she got the money she wanted as well as the opportunity to spite Jo. I never believed that Amy really loved Laurie, or that Laurie really loved Amy. For him, it was taking second prize.
My god - just one night after she does something that awful and Amy’s already complaining that Jo’s being unfair?! Sorry, Amy, the offender doesn’t get to dictate when and if forgiveness comes. What an entitled brat - I have and always will •hate• this character.
@@aliced9971 Florence Pugh was a twenty-something who was playing a twelve year old who acted five. That is going to make Amy hateable and unforgivable.
@Shantal Blaze I didn't say that such behavior is normal at her age, only that she can really lack the understanding that someone more mature could have, she literally compared destroying her sister's hard and beautiful work with destroying a dress, she understand that this is important for Jo, but she can't understand all the damage it caused her. I hope you understand what I am trying to say, I'm practicing my English xddd
@@CadeD679 agreed! They wanted us to empathize with the character but cast a twenty something to play a child. She comes across as a stupid & mentally handicapped adult. It’s human nature to resent hateful stupidity
There was something behind it too. Before this, Jo was invited by Laurie to the play, but she said that she would have to bring Meg along too. So Meg did open the idea to bringing Amy along but the only thing is that if they paid her a ticket, she would have to sit alone and I don't think they felt comfortable of that. One of them would have to give up their ticket and one of the 4 would give up their assigned seating and sit alone
