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I do not agree.I find it a very human response to the MC's bullshit: the MC knew she was "off-limits" when he got involved with her, so there's no reason for him to hang everything on her just because he turned out to be friends with her SO. And it certainly ties in with her earlier talk. There, she was feeling trapped and alone without Maya. Now the person she turned to for support is ostracizing her despite knowing exactly how Josy feels about it. That's a deep cut, so yeah, no wonder Josy snaps at the MC.
IMHO, this is an effective example of illustrating the flaws in a character. It puts Josy in a bad light in the context of the scene, but does so in a way that makes sense and can be addressed by the character herself later on.
first of all she calls MC to talk in the bathroom and instead of calming him down she makes him even more upset, accusing him instead of explaining. so from a point of view of success: bad. it only makes the situation worse.
but then how do you put her and MC on the same level? this thing really doesn't make sense. how can you accuse another person of not rejecting you, when you are the busy one who should have done so?
if my girlfriend cheated on me with someone would they be equally guilty? I don't think so
what do you mean later? the fantastic post rejection speech? Is Josy particularly charming there too?
let's clarify: I do not argue that you like her or that she might like her in general, but you are referring to who she should be and what she could have done, because Josy in the last chapters is very little and not particularly successful