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Rand Elliott
Amy’s mother, a slightly shrill and prim woman who has always demanded perfection of her daughter. After suffering upwards of five miscarriages and stillbirths, Marybeth finally gave birth to Amy—and Amy feels the pressure of being her mother’s long-awaited only daughter created a set of unrealistic expectations Amy could never live up to. Marybeth is generous and kind to Nick—but revokes her warmth and support when she discovers his affair with Andie. Like her daughter, Marybeth seems to be slightly hungry for the limelight, as she often gives press conferences and speeches throughout the investigation into Amy’s disappearance.
Marybeth Elliott Quotes in Gone Girl
The Gone Girl quotes below are all either spoken by Marybeth Elliott or refer to Marybeth Elliott. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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4. Amy, Diary Entry, Sep 18th, 2005
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My parents have always worried that I’d take Amy too personally—they always tell me not to read too much into her. And yet I can’t fail to notice that whenever I screw something up, Amy does it right… […] This used to drive me mad… […] That my parents, two child psychologists, chose this particular public form of passive-aggressiveness toward their child was not just fucked up but also stupid and weird and kind of hilarious. So be it.
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Marybeth Elliott Quotes in Gone Girl
The Gone Girl quotes below are all either spoken by Marybeth Elliott or refer to Marybeth Elliott. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
4. Amy, Diary Entry, Sep 18th, 2005
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My parents have always worried that I’d take Amy too personally—they always tell me not to read too much into her. And yet I can’t fail to notice that whenever I screw something up, Amy does it right… […] This used to drive me mad… […] That my parents, two child psychologists, chose this particular public form of passive-aggressiveness toward their child was not just fucked up but also stupid and weird and kind of hilarious. So be it.
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