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Originally Posted by timun
I appreciate your comments; definitely reinvigorating my interest in picking the game back up.  Your remark, " She hates Abby because deep down she hates herself for wasting the only time she had left with the person she loved the most," is something I also thought. Joel died with Ellie left desperately regretting not conclusively patching things up with him.
I can see how yes, in retrospect, it was more Owen walking Abby back from killing Ellie and Tommy than Abby making the decision herself. When Abby ambushes Ellie et al at the theatre, Abby herself says " We let you both live... and you wasted it!"
I also know what you mean about the audience's POV vs. the character's, and how that would impact the character's motivations, and that's... pretty much entirely what I meant, just maybe not as clearly as I could have been. It's not that I don't see how Abby would have no background on why Joel did what he did, it's that I know why he did it, and I as audience member thus don't sympathize with her. |
This part confuses me. Abby doesn't have any of the information that the audience does around Joel's motivation. Even if we (as the audience) do agree with Joel's decision, I feel it odd to not sympathize with Abby when all she knows is that some random man came and took everything away from her, including her dad. If I was in her position, I think I can't say I'd be on a different path.
I think you can understand, and even agree with Joel's choice, but still sympathize for a child who had their life ripped away from them in a way that was profoundly damaging.