Louisa Clark

Louisa Clark is the central character/protagonist. In the first novel, Me Before You, Louisa met and fell in love with a paralyzed man named Will Traynor. Although Louisa’s job in the first novel was to care for Will and help to get him out and about in the world again after his accident, their relationship ended up being more mutual than this, and Will widened Louisa’s horizons which had been limited in the past by her family’s working class background. At the end of the first novel, Will committed suicide, leaving Louisa feeling that their relationship had not provided enough meaning in his life to convince him to carry on living. Will also left Louisa a large inheritance which freed her from the financial restrictions of her background.

Louisa’s growth in After You is brought about by her romantic relationship with Sam...