At first meeting, Amy Elliott Dunne presents as the ideal wife. She appears to be a loving wife struggling to make her marriage work, however this is all just one of her masks she wears to hide her true nature. The dichotomy and idealization of Amy’s relationship with Nick causes Amy to attempt to be something that she is not.
As a child, Amy was in competition with her fictional counterpart Amazing Amy, a book character created by her parents. Amazing Amy’s habit of succeeding at everything which the real Amy failed created very high standards, which Amy struggled to live up to. These high standards caused Amy to strive for perfection. When she failed to attain this perfection, she began manipulating her environment to turn herself into Amazing
As a child, Amy was in competition with her fictional counterpart Amazing Amy, a book character created by her parents. Amazing Amy’s habit of succeeding at everything which the real Amy failed created very high standards, which Amy struggled to live up to. These high standards caused Amy to strive for perfection. When she failed to attain this perfection, she began manipulating her environment to turn herself into Amazing