#ok but you KNOW rachel was the girl who was only ever told that she was pretty#nothing else#her whole arc is about learning that she’s more than what people first see when they look at her#she’s all about growing a Self#(which is tbh why gross ross targets rachel – she’s vulnerable and wants validation)#and the way that she defends her reading to joey is one of the other things that shows that i think#she chose her book and she’s gonna read it#she found that coffee job and she’s gonna do it until she grows beyond it#and part of why she was so angry with ross thinking that she was with mark#was because it took away from that bloomingdale’s job being HER THING that SHE EARNED#she’s still surprised when she realizes that other people see her accomplishments too#and not just her face#and idk rachel means a lot if you also see past her face#she’s a p good character (via aimmyarrowshigh)
