Little Women
Amy March
The youngest sister
The youngest March sister, an ambitious artist with a taste for elegance. Proud and dramatic, she has to grow into her good sense.
Amy is the youngest March sister, artistic, vain and a little dramatic. She wants elegance and a place in fine society. She is sharp-witted and proud, and she can be quick to take offense. But she is also affectionate, and her sisters love her and tease her.
She clashes with Jo over temper and pride, and she wants Laurie's admiration. Her aim is to be a great artist, and she works hard at it. She practices her drawing at every chance, and she dreams of Europe. The story shows her growing from a spoiled child into someone with real judgment and a generous heart. She dreams of Europe, and of making something beautiful that lasts.
“Talent isn't genius, and no amount of energy can make it so. I want to be great, or nothing.”
In the story
Contains spoilers.
A teacher at her school humiliates her over a bag of pickled limes, and Marmee takes her out of it. When Jo refuses to let her join an outing, Amy burns Jo's manuscript. She follows Jo and Laurie onto thin ice and falls in. Later she stays with Aunt March and writes her will while praying for Beth to recover.
Aunt March takes Amy to Europe in place of Jo. In Nice she meets Laurie, who is aimless and sad, and tells him he is wasting his life. In Rome she decides she has talent but not genius, and she turns down the wealthy Fred Vaughn. When Beth dies, Laurie comes to comfort her in Switzerland. They marry and return to Concord together.
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