![]() ![]() At this point, they are all middle-aged adults with wives and children and they’re reflecting on their account of what happened. This story is told from the perspective of the juvenile neighbor boys who watch the girls at school, at church and from across the street. In a matter of 13 months, all five sisters commit suicide.īased on the premise, you might think that Eugenides delves into the minds of these girls to tell their stories, but he takes his own approach instead. The focus is on the Lisbon family, which includes five sisters-Lux, Cecilia, Therese, Mary and Bonnie, their strict mother and their abstracted father. ![]() ![]() “The Virgin Suicides” by Jeffrey Eugenides tells the story of a quiet suburban neighborhood in 1970s Detroit that is hit by an unimaginable tragedy. The hope and wonder that come with childhood begin to drift away as she discovers the perceptions that are laid out before her. A teenage girl’s adolescent years are when she first learns how disappointing the world can be. ![]()
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