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==Fanfiction Portrayals==
Presumably due to her similarity to Daria, Amy proved to be very popular for fanfiction writers, despite her appearances in the series being rare and ambiguous.
===Amy of the Undefined Job===▼
One issue with which a number of fanfic writers wrestled was Amy's occupation. What exactly did she do? [[Kara Wild]] (in the [[Driven Wild Universe]]) suggested that she was an art appraiser, an idea that was adopted by other writers, such as [[Greystar]] in his [[The Longest Year]] series. The [[Abruptly Amy (series)|Abruptly Amy]] parody brought forth the intriguing notion that Amy was secretly a spy, which was also taken up elsewhere (e.g., [[The Angst Guy]]'s "[[Prayers for a SAINT]]" and "[[Invisible Planet]]"); [[Brother Grimace]] parlayed this even further in "[[It's All About Respect]]," where the insinuation was made that Amy was part of a special-operations group with the U.N. (However, Brother Grimace has [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retcon retconned] his works to bring this Amy into line with the [[Falling Into College]] series.) [[Peter Guerin|Peter Guerin's]] fanfics portrayed her as an intrepid reporter, while [[Richard Lobinske]] set her up as a college professor at [[Tennyson University]] in the [[Falling Into College]] series and as a magazine writer in "[[Misery's End]]." Show creator Glenn Eichler offered his own suggestions (see "External Links").▼
===Saint Amy===
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A trope-breaking version of this appears in "[[It Slipped Through My Hands, Like a Shadow, Like a Dream]]," in which Amy eventually becomes overwhelmed dealing with a mentally retarded Daria who has received little love and affection from her parents or sister.
▲===Amy of the Undefined Job===
▲One issue with which a number of fanfic writers wrestled was Amy's occupation. What exactly did she do? [[Kara Wild]] (in the [[Driven Wild Universe]]) suggested that she was an art appraiser, an idea that was adopted by other writers, such as [[Greystar]] in his [[The Longest Year]] series.
And there are more extreme occupations, which fanfic writers have not hesitated to apply to Amy Barksdale's life. Amy has only herself to blame, for keeping so much of her life secret.
===Amy the Spy===
The [[Abruptly Amy (series)|Abruptly Amy]] parody brought forth the intriguing notion that Amy was secretly a spy. This trope has been taken up elsewhere (e.g., [[The Angst Guy]]'s "[[Prayers for a SAINT]]" and "[[Invisible Planet]]"). [[Brother Grimace]] parlayed this even further in "[[It's All About Respect]]," where the insinuation was made that Amy was part of a special-operations group with the U.N. (However, Brother Grimace has [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retcon retconned] his works to bring this Amy into line with the [[Falling Into College]] series.) This latter Amy has been brought into [[Doggieboy]]'s post-atomic war series,
===Amy the Wicked Adventuress===
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