Summary

Summary of The Virgin Suicides

     Overview Summary.

     25 years ago, a neighborhood is remembered for the suicides of the Lisbon Girls. Known as beautiful creatures and everyone unable to fathom the reason for them killing themselves. But through the eyes of obsessive neighbor boys, we learn of the beauty, the depth, and maturity these girls had. Still, unable to put the Lisbon girls back together.

Summary: Section 1.

     It starts off with Cecilia (the youngest) attempt in killing herself. Failing in slitting her wrists, she starts therapy with her sisters (Lux, Bonnie, Mary, and Therese) watch her. Everyone says that it was only an accident that she tried to kill herself or that she wanted to get out of the strict household. Her therapist even says it was only a cry for help and that she should socialize. During a first and only Lisbon party, Cecilia asks to be excused and jumps out of a window, impaling herself on a fence.

Summary: Section 2.

     This starts with the Lisbons' trying to find a cemetery to bury Cecilia in. The girls shut down and stay in the house, along with their parents in denial. The neighbor boys get ahold of Cecilia's diary. At first it seems like a regular girls diary that they try to analyze and learn why Cecilia would kill herself. But they learn more about her sisters and their life. Learning about their feelings and how they lived.

Summary: Section 3

    Trip Fountain, known as the hottest by in school, becomes in love with Lux. The only boy outside of the group to actually do that. Going over to the Lisbon house to awkwardly watch TV where later Lux sneaks out to make out with him. Later, Trip asks Mr. Lisbon if he and a group of friends could take his daughters to homecoming. At the dance Lux drinks, smokes and has sex with Trip on the football field. Leaving the next day. When Lux missed curfew, the whole house is on lock down. The girls are taken out of school

Summary: Section 4

     Once the house is on lockdown, we start to see the deterioration of the girls. Lux is spotted having sex with random boys and men on the roof. Getting STI's and like the other girls, losing weight. Lux acts sick one day to be taken to the hospital to get a pregnancy test. The boys take this chance to communicate with the girls. Using postcards, light codes, and later using music on the phone. The boys later learn the girls have fallen in love with them and get a postcard that asks them for help and to take them away. When they go to the Lisbon house thinking they'll take the girls as their own, all the Lisbon girls kill themselves.

Summary: Section 5

     The bodies are being taken out of the Lisbon house. Mr. and Mrs. Lisbon finally breaking and moving from the house. The boys take anything of the Lisbon girls' things they can get. The neighborhood soon trying to forget about the sisters. The boys can't do it as easily, still unable to put the pieces back together.