okay. yes regulus and amy are both the annoying little siblings who look up to their older sibling with envy in their heart. but that is where the similarities stop!
amy march, is never ashamed of what she wants. is vain (perfect feet, perfect nose, perfect hair, focused on fashion, and social standing). dramatic outwardly (frequent outbursts, manuscript burning, tantrums), and wants a better life than her family provided (i.e. wants to marry rich to live comfortably forever).
she is considered the shining jewel of the family. the one to save them from destitution. as she grows up and matures, she also becomes the most socially aware of her place in society as a woman and how to use that to advance her social standing (marry fred vaughn). her family does everything in their power to put her in that position (aunt march taking her aside to give her propriety lessons, her ring, a trip to paris) HOWEVER, she also defies her family's expectations in favor of true love which is shocking to all (it literally KILLS aunt march (i jest, but yk. still.)). (is this giving sirius yet??? perfect beautiful heir meant to keep the family bloodline going, being groomed for it, but also being dramatic and annoying and mischievous (like amy drawing those mean portraits of her teacher isn't something sirius would do). and also a little vain but ultimately he matures and goes against familial expectations)
furthermore! regulus at the very least is secretive about what he really wants (double agent in the war trying to defeat voldemort from the inside without telling anyone hello). and either you subscribe to the belief that
1. he had a terrible family he didn't agree with but was too ashamed to admit his personal thoughts/feelings/emotions
2. he was going to stick with his family no matter the cost because the Black family was the most important thing in his life
(is this reading more jo now? fuck, or even beth ,,, if beth wasn't a symbol for childhood innocence and purity but was instead a more evil second thing). he watches sirius get the adoration, the friends, the freedom, and EVEN (if your a jegulusser like me) his man. (once again proving. regulus is NOT amy march. a better case would be made for amy's narrative foil...jo. IN MY OPINION).
amy is so external and regulus internalizes EVERYTHING! think of amy, outgoing amy, introducing herself to everyone, letting everyone know exactly who she is and what she wants (fred at the beach "im amy march...remember that name because im gonna come find you one day".) regulus would rather die. he is quite literally taking who he REALLY is and what he really wants to the grave lol.
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