https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/a2bbetu7ic1ndyxu Please post one last open-ended question about Jeffrey Eugenides' novel here. en-us 2020-11-30 15:08:40 UTC 2026-03-20 14:52:40 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f5a4.png zoegrace211 https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/a2bbetu7ic1ndyxu/wish/977432926 After Mary's return from the hospital, why didn't her parents try to comfort or protect her? Did they care that she survived? ]]> 2020-12-01 19:58:16 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/a2bbetu7ic1ndyxu/wish/977432926 nicolebednar21 https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/a2bbetu7ic1ndyxu/wish/977933731 Why was Cecilia's death the only religiously affiliated suicide? Was it the only religiously affiliated death?]]> 2020-12-01 22:44:11 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/a2bbetu7ic1ndyxu/wish/977933731 alexandriasorensen21 https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/a2bbetu7ic1ndyxu/wish/981346270 Why do the boys continue to search for the reason that the girls committed suicide? Why is it so difficult for them to move past the event even as they get older?]]> 2020-12-02 19:16:56 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/a2bbetu7ic1ndyxu/wish/981346270 https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/a2bbetu7ic1ndyxu/wish/982396048 Why did the author choose to start with the last suicide? What is the significance? Is there anything we can conclude now that we have finished the book?]]> 2020-12-03 02:48:30 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/a2bbetu7ic1ndyxu/wish/982396048 paulinekhajekian211 https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/a2bbetu7ic1ndyxu/wish/982503722 Is Mrs. Lisbon's parenting style a result of her being afraid of going against God? ]]> 2020-12-03 04:04:19 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/a2bbetu7ic1ndyxu/wish/982503722 angelinareddy211 https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/a2bbetu7ic1ndyxu/wish/982690335 What was/is the purpose of the Lisbon girls' life and death? How was their life/death for better or for worse?]]> 2020-12-03 06:28:36 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/a2bbetu7ic1ndyxu/wish/982690335 cwongg2 https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/a2bbetu7ic1ndyxu/wish/982731913 Is Mr. and Mrs. Lisbon, solely, living a "normal life" or rather a similar life to what the girls have lived through? ]]> 2020-12-03 06:52:53 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/a2bbetu7ic1ndyxu/wish/982731913 https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/a2bbetu7ic1ndyxu/wish/982782127 What role do the boys think they've played in the lives of the Lisbon girls? ]]> 2020-12-03 07:22:28 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/a2bbetu7ic1ndyxu/wish/982782127 joellesouma211 https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/a2bbetu7ic1ndyxu/wish/982803924 Why did Eugenides title the book "The Virgin Suicides" if Lux was not a virgin? What is the significance of this paradox?]]> 2020-12-03 07:34:13 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/a2bbetu7ic1ndyxu/wish/982803924 https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/a2bbetu7ic1ndyxu/wish/982810208 Why does Eugenides choose to make the narrator a group of people rather than an individual the reader can learn to understand?]]> 2020-12-03 07:37:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/a2bbetu7ic1ndyxu/wish/982810208 zixinwei211 https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/a2bbetu7ic1ndyxu/wish/982866415 How does Lisbon family's religious lifestyle impacts the girls' suicides?  
Is suicide a bad thing for the girls because they have already know that suicide is the greatest sin in religious consideration? ]]> 2020-12-03 08:06:00 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/a2bbetu7ic1ndyxu/wish/982866415 https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/a2bbetu7ic1ndyxu/wish/982936886 Did Mr. and Mrs. Lisbon think that they could truly live a "normal life" after all of the suicides of their daughters?]]> 2020-12-03 08:40:54 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/a2bbetu7ic1ndyxu/wish/982936886 enyizhou211 https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/a2bbetu7ic1ndyxu/wish/983112766 Why the suicide will be the beginning scene of the whole book? Why do the boys insist to find the reason of that girl's suicide? ]]> 2020-12-03 10:06:21 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/a2bbetu7ic1ndyxu/wish/983112766 kiranpfaffinger21 https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/a2bbetu7ic1ndyxu/wish/985360524 What is the importance of the girls all being buried at the same time, even though they died at different times? ]]> 2020-12-03 19:30:47 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/a2bbetu7ic1ndyxu/wish/985360524 https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/a2bbetu7ic1ndyxu/wish/985474040 What role do the boys play in the actual lives of the sisters?

]]> 2020-12-03 19:56:43 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/a2bbetu7ic1ndyxu/wish/985474040 https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/a2bbetu7ic1ndyxu/wish/985481937 Why isn't the town more affected by the suicides?

]]> 2020-12-03 19:58:47 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/a2bbetu7ic1ndyxu/wish/985481937 https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/a2bbetu7ic1ndyxu/wish/985484687 What is the relation of the title "Virgin Suicides" the story and ending? Why did the girls want their bodies to be found? Why did all the girls commit suicide in different ways?]]> 2020-12-03 19:59:30 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/a2bbetu7ic1ndyxu/wish/985484687 reesechapman21 https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/a2bbetu7ic1ndyxu/wish/985484973 What is the purpose of the group of boys being the narrators?]]> 2020-12-03 19:59:35 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/a2bbetu7ic1ndyxu/wish/985484973 https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/a2bbetu7ic1ndyxu/wish/985485612 a)    Did Trip lose interest in Lux because she had sex with him? What changed because she cried? Were her emotions too much for him?]]> 2020-12-03 19:59:44 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/a2bbetu7ic1ndyxu/wish/985485612 https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/a2bbetu7ic1ndyxu/wish/985854516 Does Ceclia’s death trigger a domino effect in that her sisters also believe suicide is the only option?

]]> 2020-12-03 21:55:10 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/a2bbetu7ic1ndyxu/wish/985854516 https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/a2bbetu7ic1ndyxu/wish/985854945 Why did Eugenides choose to conclude the novel without a definitive answer as to why the suicides happened?]]> 2020-12-03 21:55:20 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/a2bbetu7ic1ndyxu/wish/985854945 https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/a2bbetu7ic1ndyxu/wish/985855126 In what way were the boys affected by the misinformation going around about the girls?]]> 2020-12-03 21:55:25 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/a2bbetu7ic1ndyxu/wish/985855126 teaganohara211 https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/a2bbetu7ic1ndyxu/wish/985855354 Why is the "incredible cleanliness of the girls' bodies" noted by the coroner? (216)]]> 2020-12-03 21:55:31 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/a2bbetu7ic1ndyxu/wish/985855354 emmawillingham21 https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/a2bbetu7ic1ndyxu/wish/985855872 What is the purpose of Lux’s contradiction of the title “virgin suicides” and how does Lux’s sexuality affect the girls and their suicides?

]]> 2020-12-03 21:55:43 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/a2bbetu7ic1ndyxu/wish/985855872 https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/a2bbetu7ic1ndyxu/wish/985856859 Would the boys be as invested if none of the sisters were to commit suicide? (Or are they just jealous of the sisters leaving during their adolescence?) ]]> 2020-12-03 21:56:07 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/a2bbetu7ic1ndyxu/wish/985856859 christinebarseghian211 https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/a2bbetu7ic1ndyxu/wish/985876487 Why didn't the boys try to get in contact with Mary and have all of their questions/suspicions answered after she came home from the hospital? ]]> 2020-12-03 22:03:59 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/a2bbetu7ic1ndyxu/wish/985876487 yingzhao21 https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/a2bbetu7ic1ndyxu/wish/1011140275 What will happen if the boys find their parents or other resources to help these girls? Why didn't they do that to save these girls' life in the novel?]]> 2020-12-11 19:33:45 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/a2bbetu7ic1ndyxu/wish/1011140275