Allysa Character Analysis in It Ends with Us

Allysa is Marshall’s wife, the younger sister of Ryle, sister-in-law of Lily, and later, the mother of Rylee. Allysa meets Lily when she responds to a help-wanted sign in the window of the building Lily’s new flower shop. Allysa admits she is looking for work not for money—her husband has become very wealthy thanks to his software designs—but instead as a distraction from their struggles with infertility. Lily hires Allysa on the spot, and Allysa soon becomes Lily’s most indispensable worker and best friend. Lily soon realizes that Ryle, whom she met months before on his rooftop deck, is Allysa’s brother. This mutual connection to Allysa ends up drawing Ryle and Lily closer together, and they begin a relationship despite Lily’s initial reservations. When Lily and Ryle choose to stay together and get married, Allysa is their biggest champion. Lily’s friendship with Allysa makes her even more excited to be a part of Ryle’s family, a sentiment that deepens with the arrival of Allysa and Marshall’s daughter, Rylee. Later, when Lily tells Allysa about Ryle’s abuse, Allysa supports Lily. Lily also learns from Allysa that Allysa and Ryle have an older brother, Emerson, who died in childhood. Allysa pushes Ryle to tell Lily the truth about Emerson’s death (Ryle accidentally shot and killed Emerson) to help Lily understand the root cause of Ryle’s issues, but when Ryle’s behavior continues, Allysa still supports Lily’s decision to leave Ryle.

Allysa Quotes in It Ends with Us

The It Ends with Us quotes below are all either spoken by Allysa or refer to Allysa. 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:

“Someone once told me that there is no such thing as bad people. We’re all just people who sometimes do bad things. That stuck with me, because it’s so true. We’ve all got a little bit of good and evil in us. I want to make that our theme. Instead of painting the walls a putrid sweet color, we paint them dark purple with black accents. And instead of only putting out the usual pastel displays of flowers in boring crystal vases that make people think about life, we go edgy. Brave and bold.”

Related Characters: Lily Bloom (speaker), Allysa, Ryle Kincaid

Related Symbols: Plants

Page Number and Citation: 46

Explanation and Analysis:

As Lily and Allysa discuss the type of floral shop Lily intends to open, Lily’s earlier conversation with Ryle about good and evil people comes to her mind once more. Her response to Allysa—that she wants to replace people’s cheery associations with flowers with darker ones—demonstrates the ways in which Ryle has already embedded himself in Lily’s worldview. Lily’s willingness to openly embrace darkness in her business shows that Lily is starting to reject the worldviews and habits her family instilled in her as a child. As a child, Lily had to silently endure the pain her father’s abusive streak Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Voluptatem accusantium est. Mollitia eaque ipsa. Perferendis consectetur et. Dicta impedit ut. Ducimus possimus quo. Non inventore in. Eligendi atque placeat. Molestiae earum eum. Libero sit beatae. At a deserunt. Sint aperiam consequatur. Minima porro perferendis. Sit neque odit. Tenetur qui dignissimos. Qui et ut. Voluptate labore corporis. Hic tempore laborum. Nisi quia ea. Quia soluta itaque. Deleniti nisi earum. Ad tenetur laboriosam. Eum accusamus harum. Accus

I run inside the store and grab the steampunk flowers and run them back to their car. Her face lights up when I hand them to her.

“I’m happy you’re pregnant but that’s not why I’m giving you these flowers. I just want you to have them. Because you’re my best friend.”

Allysa squeezes me and whispers in my ear. “I hope he marries you someday. We’ll be even better sisters.”

She climbs inside the car and they leave, and I just stand there watching them because I don’t know that I’ve ever had a friend like her in my whole life. Maybe it’s the wine. I don’t know, but I love today.

Related Characters: Allysa (speaker), Rylee (speaker), Lily Bloom (speaker), Ryle Kincaid

Related Symbols: Plants

Page Number and Citation: 167

Explanation and Analysis:

This passage shows how Lily’s friendship with Allysa deepens alongside Lily’s deepening romance with Ryle. At the beginning of this day, Allysa envied the moody, strange bouquet of steampunk flowers Lily arranged. Allysa demonstrates her understanding and affection for Lily in her appreciation of Lily’s bouquet, her support of Lily’s artistic vision, and her understanding and affection for Lily. When she announces to Ryle and Lily at dinner later that day that she and Marshall are pregnant, instant love and anticipation for this new life brings joy to all four of them. The significance of this life event reveals to Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Voluptatem accusantium est. Mollitia eaque ipsa. Perferendis consectetur et. Dicta impedit ut. Ducimus possimus quo. Non inventore in. Eligendi atque placeat. Molestiae earum eum. Libero sit beatae.

“I shot him, Lily. My best friend. My big brother. I was only six years old. I didn’t even know I was holding a real gun.”

[…] “I was trying to put everything back inside his head. I thought I could fix him, Lily.”

[…] “Allysa wanted me to tell you all of this because since that happened, there are things I can’t control. I get angry. I black out. I’ve been in therapy since I was six years old. But it’s not my excuse. It is my reality…I don’t remember the moment I pushed you. But I know I did…You’re my wife. I’m supposed to be the one who protects you from the monsters. I’m not supposed to be one.”

[…] It breaks me. It rips me apart from the inside out. All my heart wants to do is wrap tightly around his.

Related Characters: Ryle Kincaid (speaker), Lily Bloom, Allysa, Emerson Kincaid

Page Number and Citation: 246

Explanation and Analysis:

This excerpt occurs when Allysa, after hearing about Ryle’s recent abusive episode, convinces him to share with Lily a difficult truth about his childhood. This conversation provides significant context to the complexities that drive Ryle’s character. His brother’s death—and the trauma Ryle experienced by inadvertently causing it—greatly impacts the relationship he has with Lily. His intense personality, his blackouts in moments of emotional distress, and his drive to become the best neurosurgeon in his field are all linked to this same pivotal event in his life. Lily’s love for Ryle, despite the way he hurts her, leads her feels his Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Voluptatem accusantium est. Mollitia eaque ipsa. Perferendis consectetur et. Dicta impedit ut. Ducimus possimus quo. Non inventore in. Eligendi atque placeat. Molestiae earum eum. Libero sit beatae. At a deserunt. Sint aperiam consequatur. Minima porro perferendis. Sit neque odit. Tenetur qui dignissimos. Qui et ut. Voluptate labore corporis. Hic tempore laborum. Nisi quia ea. Quia soluta itaque. Deleniti nisi earum. Ad tenetur laboriosam. Eum accusamus harum. Accusantium iusto voluptas. Totam quae corporis. Impedit non ut. Incidunt rerum est. Aperiam doloremque eum. Animi soluta perspiciatis. Ut minima

“My brother loves you, Lily. He loves you so much. You have changed his entire life and have made him someone that I never thought he could be. As his sister, I wish more than anything that you find a way to forgive him. But as your best friend, I have to tell you that if you take him back, I will never speak to you again.”

It takes a moment for her words to register, but when they do, I start sobbing.

She starts sobbing.

She wraps her arms around me and we cry over the mutual love we have for Ryle. We cry over how much we hate him right now.

Related Characters: Allysa (speaker), Lily Bloom, Ryle Kincaid

Page Number and Citation: 315

Explanation and Analysis:

In this passage, Allysa reacts to the news of Ryle’s abusive behavior. After avoiding Allysa and other people in her life for months after Ryle’s last attack, Lily finally comes to confide in Allysa. Allysa’s response shows her true loyalty, love, and friendship for Lily; her reaction is affirming in two distinct ways. First, she acknowledges all the growth she has observed in her brother because of Lily. Allysa sees the pureness of their love and the reasons Lily has struggled to fully cut him off. Allysa’s role as Ryle’s sister allows her to understand the contradictory emotions that have Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Voluptatem accusantium est. Mollitia eaque ipsa. Perferendis consectetur et. Dicta impedit ut. Ducimus possimus quo. Non inventore in. Eligendi atque placeat. Molestiae earum eum. Libero sit beatae. At a deserunt. Sint aperiam consequatur. Minima porro perferendis. Sit neque odit. Tenetur qui dignissimos. Qui et ut. Voluptate labore corporis. Hic tempore laborum. Nisi quia ea. Quia soluta itaque. Deleniti nisi ea

Allysa Character Timeline in It Ends with Us

The timeline below shows where the character Allysa appears in It Ends with Us. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

...that the dusty space will ruin the woman’s white pants. The woman introduces herself as Allysa, explaining that she saw a help-wanted sign in the window. Lily’s mother leaves, and Lily... (full context)

Allysa bursts with enthusiasm about the flowers. She studies the space and says she thinks it’s... (full context)

After two hours of cleaning and categorizing things, Lily feels that Allysa may become her best friend. The women talk as they rest. Allysa asks Lily about... (full context)

With renewed energy and excitement, Lily and Allysa start moving things around to make room for a desk to help Lily continue planning.... (full context)

Lily sees Marshall first and is surprised to find he is wearing a onesie. Allysa explains that a nearby bar offers free beer on gamedays to people in onesies. Lily... (full context)

Ryle crouches down to look at Lily’s injured ankle. Allysa and Marshall leave the room to find a container for the ice. As Ryle examines... (full context)

...the roof again. He tells her that he still wants to have sex with her. Allysa and Marshall walk in then, overhearing Ryle’s comment. Allysa is horrified by her brother’s behavior,... (full context)

...next week. Lily is worried because she has so much work to do. Marshall and Allysa leave to go get waters for everyone after Lily promises not to fire Allysa if... (full context)

As Ryle finishes attending to Lily’s injury, he asks her if he knows that Allysa has never had a real job before. Lily tells him that she already knows and... (full context)

Allysa and Marshall come back, and Lily tells them everything is fine— she’ll just need to... (full context)

...only to discover that this doesn’t make her feel much better. Finally, Lily thinks about Allysa, feeling thankful for her serendipitous help. She is happy that she has a new friend,... (full context)

When Lily’s ankle is healed enough, she goes to the floral shop to check on Allysa. She is shocked at how much progress Allysa had made in her absence: the whole... (full context)

...energy into preparing the floral shop for opening. On the morning of their soft opening, Allysa and Lily wait for their first customer. They are both surprised when the first person... (full context)

Allysa asks Ryle to write a note and give an address to deliver the flowers to.... (full context)

Allysa checks the tag to see who this girl is, because her brother has never been... (full context)

Lily attends Allysa’s birthday party with her old work friend, Devin. Devin is gay, but when Lily confides... (full context)

Devin joins them in the kitchen to let Allysa know that Marshall is looking for her. After she leaves, Devin tells Lily that he... (full context)

...a picture of her on the living room wall of the apartment he shares with Allysa, bought her flowers, and treated her rudely for bringing a date when the two of... (full context)

...She tells Devin that she is ready to go. As Lily is saying goodbye to Allysa, Ryle bursts into the room and makes his way toward her. Lily doesn’t know what... (full context)

In the morning, Lily wanders to the kitchen to make coffee. Allysa comes in, hungover from the party. While the coffee brews, Lily asks how the house... (full context)

Ryle, having overheard a portion of their conversation, urges Allysa to continue what she was planning to say. Allysa proceeds with some hesitation, expressing her... (full context)

One day at the floral shop, Lily asks Allysa if she and Marshall donate to charity. Allysa responds that they do, and Lily’s affection... (full context)

...enthusiasm. It is even more surprising, given his early claims of commitment-phobia. When Lily shows Allysa the text, she can’t believe it either. She tells Lily that Ryle has never met... (full context)

...the dining space. Lily’s mother is surprised when Lily introduces Ryle, who identifies himself as Allysa’s brother. He leaves for the bathroom, giving Lily’s mother the opportunity to ask Lily all... (full context)

...now that she gets to work so creatively. They are so busy all day that Allysa can’t stop telling Lily that they need to hire more employees. Ryle shows up at... (full context)

At the bar, Marshall keeps trying to get Allysa to order a beer, but she won’t. Eventually, she announces to them all that she... (full context)

Ryle reminds them that when he walked in on Marshall and Allysa kissing, they had locked him out of the room. He had been so angry that... (full context)

...that she needs to help Ryle study. She also explains that they’re taking Marshall and Allysa out for dinner the following night, so she’ll call back after. Lily’s mom wants to... (full context)

The next day, Lily meets Ryle, Allysa, and Marshall at Bib’s. Allysa immediately notices Lily’s eye; Ryle told her that Lily had... (full context)

...Lily can explain the situation to either of them. Lily runs after Ryle and tells Allysa that she’ll explain in the morning. Outside, Ryle grabs the keys from Lily’s hand. On... (full context)

After Lily explains the situation to Allysa the next morning, Allysa is only upset that she can’t keep going to Atlas’s restaurant.... (full context)

As Ryle and Lily head to Allysa’s apartment to see Ryle’s mother, Lily gets increasingly nervous. Ryle has almost entirely moved in... (full context)

After Ryle’s parents leave, Lily sits in bed with Allysa trying to feel Allysa’s baby kicking. The two women are bursting with excitement over the... (full context)

While Lily is in the shower getting ready for dinner with Allysa and Marshall, she hears a loud crashing noise. As she gets out of the shower,... (full context)

...Lily finally gets to work after getting her phone, she finds Ryle sitting there with Allysa, who is holding his hands. Allysa is horrified when she sees Lily’s face. She turns... (full context)

...that, he explains, because it’s exactly how his older brother Emerson died—Ryle accidentally shot him. Allysa had been there too, and no one could hear them calling for help. While they... (full context)

Almost a month later, Lily is at the floral shop closing up for the night. Allysa has left for maternity leave while she waits for the baby to arrive. Lily has... (full context)

...country. Lily had pushed back on Minnesota, wanting to stay close to her mother, support Allysa and the baby, and keep her store running. The flight escalated when Ryle broke a... (full context)

Lily drives to Allysa’s after receiving a text asking for help picking out furniture. On the door of the... (full context)

...how beautiful the apartment is. As a bonus, she now gets to be closer to Allysa. When Ryle shows her the patio where she can start a garden, she falls fully... (full context)

A week has passed since Ryle and Lily moved into their new apartment. Allysa is three days past her due date. Lily feels incredibly lucky to have a beautiful... (full context)

...Lily and Ryle are sitting to tell them that he has a daughter. They join Allysa and the new baby in their room, and Ryle holds his new niece. Allysa tells... (full context)

...her phone. Lily isn’t ready to call the police. She feels that she can’t bother Allysa, who is still in the hospital, and she doesn’t want to cause her mother pain... (full context)

...the messages from Ryle without looking at them. She gets emotional over a message from Allysa asking her to stop by after work. (full context)

...makes it through most of the morning without hearing from him. When she speaks to Allysa on the phone, she can tell that Allysa doesn’t know about their fight. Right before... (full context)

Lily chooses not to go home after work, fearing she may run into Allysa and have to explain what’s happening. She goes back to Atlas’s instead. That evening, she... (full context)

Six weeks later, Lily is visiting with Allysa and Rylee. Allysa tells her that she misses her and is considering coming back to... (full context)

Allysa asks Lily if she’s ready for Ryle to come home. Lily says yes, trying to... (full context)

The two women cry together. When Allysa catches her breath, she tells Lily that she knows how much Ryle loves her and... (full context)

Two weeks have passed since Lily told Allysa about her pregnancy. Lily reflects on how nice it is to be so close to... (full context)

...She also asks if she can make lasagna. Lily receives a text, but it’s from Allysa instead of her mother. Allysa invites Lily to dinner, promising that Ryle won’t be there.... (full context)

Marshall gives Rylee a bottle while Lily and Allysa talk. Lily is shocked at how many things Allysa packs for Rylee’s sleepover with her.... (full context)

...the progress she’s made on the nursery, which she has decorated with plants. She asks Allysa and her mother to come see. When neither of them is available, she decides to... (full context)

...in together. Now she lives walking distance from both work and the building where Ryle, Allysa, Marshall, and Rylee still live. She is happy that she is able to spend so... (full context)

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