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Fictional character

Fictional character

Lorelai Leigh "Rory" Gilmore is a fictional character from blue blood the gentry WB/CW television series Gilmore Girls portray by Alexis Bledel. She first arrived in the pilot episode of significance series in 2000 and appeared fragment every episode until the series deduction in 2007. Bledel's performance on position show earned her a Young Creator Award, a Family Television Award vital two Teen Choice Awards. She additionally received nominations for an ALMA Bestow, a Satellite Award, and a Saturn Award.

Background

Rory is the only female child of Lorelai Gilmore and the first-born daughter of Christopher Hayden. She was born October 8, 1984, in Hartford, Connecticut, at 4:03 am. Every year watch that exact time, Lorelai wakes Rory to tell her the story tactic her birth. Because Lorelai gave parentage to Rory when she was exclusive sixteen, the two are more passion friends than mother and daughter. Rory shares her mother's taste in favourite place food, coffee, movies, music, and more more. She spent her first months living with her mother at troop grandparents' mansion until her mother ran away. She spent the rest conclusion her childhood in the Independence in Stars Hollow, where her surliness initially worked as a maid. Loftiness two lived in the potting undamaged behind the inn, where Jackson's cousin-german, Rune, lived in later seasons. One of these days, Lorelai was able to buy cool nice house where Rory spent collect adolescent years. Rory had little connection with her grandparents until she going on attending Chilton.

Storylines

Rory dreams of practice at Harvard University and gets push into the prestigious and fictional Chilton Academy, where she stays for any more sophomore, junior, and senior years fairhaired high school. To pay tuition, Lorelai asks for money from her dissociated wealthy parents, Richard and Emily. They agree to pay for Rory's nurture on the condition that the digit come to their house every Fri night for dinner. Before leaving Stars Hollow High School, Rory meets Revivalist Forester (Jared Padalecki). Rory almost assured herself not to go to Chilton because she did not want health check leave Dean, but after learning bring into play her mother's huge sacrifices, she positive to go to Chilton. Rory plus Dean date for two seasons, sui generis incomparabl breaking up once when Dean rumbling Rory he loved her on their 3-month anniversary, and she replied focus she would have to think request it, but they eventually reconcile. Clergyman escorts Rory when she is suave to society at a debutante urgent hosted by her grandmother's chapter bear witness the Daughters of the American Uprising. While at Chilton, Rory becomes spoken for in a feud with a seal academic rival, Paris Geller. Though high-mindedness two later become friends, the vying continues into their university studies. Rory reluctantly agrees to run as Paris's vice president for student government become more intense wins. She also writes for glory Chilton paper, The Franklin. Rory charge Paris join the "Puffs", a glow sorority at Chilton.

When she meets Jess Mariano (Milo Ventimiglia), Rory begins to fall in love with him. They become friends first but vantage to date after Dean breaks pore over with Rory because he sees delay Rory likes Jess. However, various power make their relationship difficult. After Jess skips school to go to travail at Walmart, causing him to nurture unable to graduate or to blunt Rory to Prom, Jess decides fit in leave to go to California prove see his estranged father, effectively break-up up with Rory. Jess does party tell Rory he is leaving however later calls and does not asseverate anything on the phone until Rory catches on that it is him and reveals that she might conspiracy loved him but would just hold to get over it. Later turn this way year, still upset, Jess returns nearby tells Rory that he loves crack up and then leaves again.

After graduating from Chilton as valedictorian and considerable a 4.2 GPA, Rory goes on the subject of to attend Yale University, her grandfather's alma mater, in season four—although renounce entire life she had wanted act upon go to Harvard—having decided that glory benefits of Yale outweighed her verve of studying at Harvard. During squash first year, Rory resides at Durfee Hall and shares a dorm make ready with Tana, Janet, and fellow Chilton alumna Paris Geller. She moves get in touch with Branford College, the same residential institution that her grandfather, Richard Gilmore, temporary in,^[1] at the beginning of cause sophomore year. There, she shares unadorned dorm room with Paris. At Philanthropist, Rory majors in English and pursues her interest in journalism; she wants to be a foreign correspondent, coupled with her role model is Christiane Amanpour. She writes for the Yale Ordinary News and is its editor be concerned with the end of her studies.

While at Yale, Rory reconnects with Ecclesiastic, who married Lindsay (a fellow friend from Stars Hollow High) straight puzzle out high school, but it is presently clear that he impulsively did crossing as a rebound from Rory. Meanwhile the same period, Jess shows hamper unexpectedly at Yale to see Rory and asks her to run run away with him, but she refuses. Preacher gets jealous, but he and Rory grow closer and have an incident, during which Rory loses her celibacy. Lorelai is angry and disappointed valve Rory, who decides to leave characterise Europe with her grandmother for depiction summer to avoid conflicts. Shortly aft, Dean separates from Lindsay, and they continue to see each other. They break up after Dean arrives rot the Gilmore mansion to see defer Rory—wearing a family diamond tiara, earrings, and necklace—is having a coming formalities party attended by male students escape Yale.

Meanwhile, Rory makes the awareness of the heir to the Huntzberger Publishing Company, Logan Huntzberger (Matt Czuchry), who invites her to join precise Yale secret society called the Animation and Death Brigade. She soon becomes interested in him, and after Brother breaks up with her (she was detained at a party arranged strong her grandparents to introduce her oppress the wealthy and eligible sons do in advance their Yale alum friends, including Logan), she makes the first move oral cavity her grandparents' vow renewal. Their affinity begins casually as a "no provisos attached" affair because Logan makes authorize clear that he does not require to commit to a relationship.

However, as time passes, Rory grows discontented with their open relationship, and rear 1 a day of drunken introspection, she suggests they should end their procreative relationship and be friends because she is "a girlfriend kind of girl." Logan interprets this as an avow and unexpectedly agrees to date affiliate exclusively. On her first time commemorative inscription dinner at Logan’s family home, significance Huntzbergers reject Rory as a suited girlfriend for their son because she aspires to work and because entrap her background. Logan affirms his attentiveness to their relationship, but the compel exerted by the Huntzbergers continues hither dog the couple.

To make indemnification, Logan's father, Mitchum Huntzberger, gives Rory an internship at one of fulfil newspapers, the Stamford Eagle Gazette. Even the end of her internship, Player tells Rory she does not possess what it takes to be span journalist, but she would make swell good assistant. Upset and angry, Rory cajoles Logan into leaving his sister’s engagement party at a marina perfect steal a yacht and vent in return frustration. When apprehended, Rory is sentenced to 300 hours of community leasing and rethinks her lifelong ambitions arena current path at Yale. Her choice to take time off to weigh up her options precipitates the most peaceful rift with Lorelai to date, procedure in the season five finale. She moves into her grandparents' pool abode, joins Emily’s branch of the Heirs of the American Revolution, and begins working for the organization. Rory opinion Lorelai barely speak for months arm are only reconciled mid-season six, bind "The Prodigal Daughter Returns."

Experiencing detestable problems with the restricted liberty follow living with her grandparents, chiefly flip on her sexual relationship with Logan, Rory reassesses her life after choice unexpected visit from Jess. He has achieved something with his own being by writing a novel, and dirt encourages her to see that accumulate current choices do not suit who she really is. However, Jess’s take back and Rory’s subsequent realization that she is doing nothing with her philosophy precipitate an argument with Logan, vital the couple are estranged for bore time. Rory doggedly pursues her erstwhile editor for a job at distinction Stamford Eagle Gazette, takes on auxiliary courses at Yale to make instructor for her time away, and assay unexpectedly elected editor of the Yale Daily News, taking over from Town.

Rory and Logan reunite and additional their relationship despite his post-graduation interval working in London, England, and nifty failed business. She cultivates new friendships with Olivia and Lucy, girls byzantine in the arts and drama, on the other hand these relationships become fraught when Marty, a friend who had a hug on Rory in an earlier seasoned, is revealed to be Lucy’s girlfriend. Having been unexpectedly elected editor forfeiture the Yale Daily News, Rory’s tenancy later ends and leaves her low tone deflated. She continues to work consider her goal, applying for the Reston Fellowship and becoming an intern enviable The New York Times, as okay as applying and interviewing for else jobs. She turns down one dense job offer, counting on getting say publicly Reston Fellowship. When she is displeasing, Rory is in turmoil, unable chance concentrate on a final exam trouble John Milton’s epic poem, Paradise Lost, and generally experiencing great uncertainty approximately her future.

At Rory’s own quantification party, where it is revealed she graduated with honors and membership dwell in Phi Beta Kappa,^[2] Logan unexpectedly proposes marriage and asks her to career to Palo Alto, California, with him. She considers his offer but eventually declines, suggesting they try to occupy a long-distance relationship. She says put off she relishes the openness of stress life and the opportunities before her; marriage now would limit that. Logan, however, finds the prospect of "going backwards" in their relationship unappealing humbling issues the ultimatum that it in your right mind "all or nothing." Rory wordlessly income his engagement ring, and Logan walks away. As of the final happening, Rory had prepared numerous résumés extinguish mail before going on vacation portend her mother. When another reporter drops out at the last moment, she is offered a job as skilful reporter for an online magazine, concealing Barack Obama's first presidential campaign added his bid for the Democratic For one person nomination. Luke throws Rory a dumbfound graduation party, closing the original apartment.

Nine years later, Rory is uncover a rut. She has become natty successful freelance journalist but was laid-off from a job to ghostwrite spick book and gave up her set attendants to stay in different places all but New York, London, and Stars Mystery. She has been dating a gentleman named Paul for two years on the other hand does not seem to be endowed in their relationship. After breaking fee with Paul, she also engages wrench casual sex, including with a anonymous man in a Wookie costume.

While jetting back and forth between U.s.a. and London, Rory sees Logan mess the side. He, in turn, cheats on his fiancée with Rory nevertheless will not leave her for Rory. Rory interviews for many more jobs, but she does not receive pleb promising offers. Rory ends up bring to an end in Stars Hollow and becomes nobility editor of the Stars Hollow Gazette. While at work one day, Jess visits her and gives her representation idea of writing a book shove her life and relationship with team up mother, Lorelai.

Rory and her be silent have a falling out when Rory tells Lorelai about the book, makeover Lorelai does not want her sure written about. Rory continues to roam, but she is very determined check in write her novel. She breaks factors off with Logan for good, believing their relationship is not what assessment best for her. She ends large it reconciling with her mother and commission present when Lorelai marries Luke. Rory later reveals to Lorelai that she is pregnant. While the father's sameness is not explicitly stated, the accent implies that it is Logan's offspring.

Development

Casting and creation

Alexis Bledel had pollex all thumbs butte previous professional acting experience: "It was just one of those young, good-looking faces. We were trying to come on someone new, someone interesting. There was something about her. In person she was very shy and quiet, snivel this vivacious energy, just very unembellished and pretty."^[3]

Susanne Daniels who oversaw the development of Gilmore Girls said: "Amy wanted to write a natty teenage girl character who wasn't ingenious bombshell, or a mousy loner ardent for a Prince Charming to advance break her out of her shipwreck. Amy had in mind a wench with real complexity—a kid who was fiercely independent and intellectually precocious on the contrary naïve in matters of the heart."^[3]Amy Sherman-Palladino said:

What to me challenging not been done was a teenager who wasn't fucking around at 14. A girl who was not commiserating in boys, not because of fraudster aversion to boys, but who convincing was academically goal-oriented and really that's what made her tick. And a-ok girl who was very comfortable be given her skin. Didn't need to verbal abuse popular, wasn't popular, but didn't carefulness. Didn't look longingly at the set over by the soda fountain coupled with the good shoes. Because she locked away her best friend, her mom, bear she had her other friend, present-day she had her life. And remove life is good.^[4]

Edward Herrmann who describe Rory's grandfather Richard, said of jurisdiction relationship with Rory: "I think go off at a tangent was Amy's idea from the come across, to have this relationship between excellence grandfather and the granddaughter blossom. Which was very hard on the lass to see, this unaffected affection told between her father and her girl. That was a lovely element accumulate the show that I really enjoyed."^[3]

Characterization

Margaret Lyons of wrote "Rory's worst convict, other than her slouchy posture, assessment her lack of impulse control. Rory's strongest motivator is want — assuming she wants to do it, she does. Her wants always win. Handily for her, her wants often marshal with social norms for WASP come after, but on the occasions that they don't, she still follows them. "^[5]

Alexis Bledel said of her character's become up to the fifth season finale: "Rory has been on a complete specific path for most of go in young life, so last season [season 4] was the year that band together of opened her eyes to decency fact that there are so diverse other things. She realized how emulous the field she was trying truth get into is, and how svelte her chances actually were, and in any case hard she'd have to work ... when she already was working difficult. We saw more about her outshine her academic goals, and it was fun to see where it would go. Viewers had never really individual to [Rory] mess up too much. She was almost annoyingly perfect. You quarrelsome never saw her do anything run-of-the-mill teenagers do, and Amy said during the time that Rory messes up, it's big."^[6]

Described kind "a bright, well-behaved, pop-culturally savvy teenager", Jezebel further called her a "feminist" for reading feminist prose, dreaming emulate having a career like Christiane Amanpour and for rejecting a wedding manifesto because she is too young.^[7] Swotting on Rory's decision to turn circumvent Logan's proposal, Matt Czuchry said: "I feel that the show is fear two strong independent women, and wander refusal captures the heart of integrity show. And I don't think stingy was personal to Logan. I evenhanded think it was the right choose for Rory regardless of who minder boyfriend was."^[8]

Commenting on Rory's friendship put up with Paris, Sherman-Palladino said: "She needs challenges, and Paris is relentless. Rory disposition want to stay close to dump kind of person because it keeps her sharp, her eyes focused hole in the ground the prize." She liked the distinguish of personalities, "Rory's complete acceptance confiscate people for who they are" stomach Paris's unwillingness "to accept anyone, uniform herself."^[9]

Reception

After watching the pilot of magnanimity series, Ron Wertheimer of The Modern York Times wrote: "Ms. Bledel, in mint condition to television, creates an appealing commingle of precocious wisdom and teenage anxiety."^[10]Variety critic Laura Fries called Bledel "the real star" for her ability "to articulate the wide range of over and over again subtle emotions that confront teenagers."^[11] Unimportant his article discussing child actors carrying out "more meaningful characters", Allan Johnson disparage the Chicago Tribune cited Bledel monkey one of "two more young kin who are showing some depth inlet their various portrayals".^[12] Shirly Li heed The Atlantic praised the friendship halfway Rory and Paris, describing it chimp "a deep platonic female relationship ditch didn't come prepackaged, but instead bright in front of viewers' eyes. [Their friendship] should be remembered as great cultural landmark—TV’s last, great, gradually refine friendship between teenage girls...Gilmore Girls offered something that’s rare on TV however common in real life.^[13]

For her exercise of Rory Gilmore, Alexis Bledel won a Young Artist Award for Outdistance Performance in a TV Drama Focus - Leading Young Actress in 2001.^[14] She was nominated in the be the same as category in 2002. In the one and the same year, Bledel won a Family Crush Award for Best Actress. She besides earned a Teen Choice Award get into Choice TV Actress Comedy in 2005 and in 2006.^{[citation needed]} Bledel just starting out received nominations from several organizations with the Online Film & Television Reaper Awards for Best Supporting Actress intimate a Comedy Series in 2002,^[15] rank Saturn Awards and Satellite Awards bring 2003, and the ALMA Awards attach 2006.^[16]

Rory Gilmore’s Controversial Moments

Rory Gilmore, at or in the beginning introduced as an ambitious and equitably upright teenager in "Gilmore Girls," journals a series of controversial moments dump mark her drastic character transformation. See affair with married ex-boyfriend Dean Farmer and her cruel body-shaming remarks, specified as the “Die, Jerk” incident, sum up her moral lapses and growing birthright. The shift in Rory's character, exclusively during her college years at Philanthropist, highlights a departure from the bookish, relatable girl-next-door to a more insupportable and less likable individual, sparking in fashion debate among fans about her travel and development throughout the series.^[17]

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