" 5 blond sisters, the Lisbons live in suburban Michigan in the mid '70s. They are all teenagers, ranging from 13 to 17, who live under the strict Catholic no-boys policy of their parents. As bad is this sounds, it gets so much worse. Within the first 30 pages, Cecilia, the youngest, succeeds in killing herself." This is what I said last week while describing the Virgin Suicides. However, have read most of the book since then. Another main event that has happened since then is Homecoming.
However surprising it is that Mrs. Lisbon allowed her 4 remaining daughters to go to Homecoming, it happened. It started when Trip Fontaine fell in love with the 14 year old daughter, Lux. Trip, who fell for Lux just by looking at her and admiring her from a far, asked her father for permission to take her. Mr. Lisbon said no at first, but after some good tips and promising to get dates for his other daughters as well, the Lisbon's were convinced. However, there would be certain rules.
I feel like it was really good that the Lisbon girls went to Homecoming. Not only did they get to leave the suffocating house, but four boys actually MET them. Before, the Lisbon girls just seemed like sacred angles. The were admired and cared for deeply from a far, but no one really knew them or what the were like. After that night, the boys danced with them, talked, laughed, shared with them. Two of them kissed their dates. The Lisbon girls became real people, as opposed to who they were before to these boys.
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