October 23, 2015
I decided that I'd dedicate this week to a passage that I highlighted that sparked my attention in reference to Amy.
"He promised to take care of me, and yet I feel afraid I feel like something is going wrong, very wrong, and that it will get even worse. I don't feel like Nick's wife."
Here, in her separate chapters, Amy had been discussing the event of them moving to Missouri (from New York City) in efforts to be closer to his father who had recently been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. She had been upset because he had never told her about this and he became annoyed with her anger. She is beginning to feel farther and farther away from him, as he subtly pushes her away with acts like this. She is slowly losing her sense of identity. I totally agree with Amy, though, as her own husband should have brought up the topic so that Amy could have helped him somehow, whether it would be emotionally or physically. She deserved to know. Keeping secrets from your spouse doesn't usually end well, and Amy's mysterious disappearance clearly isn't a good 'end'. This easily could have been one of the driving forces to her leaving. This quote displayed the strong change that occurred within Amy's heart and mind, almost like a climax in a way. It is probably one of the most essential things that she says leading up to her disappearance.
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