The Virgin Suicides
by Jeffrey Eugenides
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Description
In the tradition of Bright Lights, Big City and The Secret History comes a compelling, highly-acclaimed debut novel of youth and innocence. On the elm-lined streets of a middle-class American city, the lives of a group of teenaged boys are forever changed by their obsession with five mysteriously doomed sisters.
Book Club Questions for The Virgin Suicides (Fiction)
Suggested Book Club Questions for The Virgin Suicides (Fiction)
The following book club questions provide a starting point for creating a reading group discussion on The Virgin Suicides:
- Did Jeffrey Eugenides emphasize any specific themes throughout The Virgin Suicides? What do you think Jeffrey Eugenides is trying to explain with this theme?
- What was unique about the setting of The Virgin Suicides and how did it affect the storyline?
- Could you relate to any of the characters? If so, which ones and why?
- How do characters change or learn throughout The Virgin Suicides? What events caused these changes? Have you or someone you know experienced the same thing?
- How does The Virgin Suicides reveal Jeffrey Eugenides's own perspectives about people and the world? For a lively discussion, describe why you think Jeffrey Eugenides is liberal or conservative.
- Did certain parts of The Virgin Suicides affect you emotionally? Why did it evoke those emotions?
- Did Jeffrey Eugenides's point of view on things lend new perspective to your own view of the world?
Book Club Questions for The Virgin Suicides (for Non-Fiction)
Suggested Book Club Questions for The Virgin Suicides (Non-fiction)
The following book club questions provide a starting point for creating a reading group discussion on The Virgin Suicides:
- Did Jeffrey Eugenides make persuasive arguments in The Virgin Suicides? Did The Virgin Suicides change or reinforce your opinion on the subject?
- What did you learn from The Virgin Suicides?
- How does Jeffrey Eugenides present the information and did you enjoy it?
- How is Jeffrey Eugenides biased within The Virgin Suicides? Is there a political slant to what is being discussed and how does it impact the book?
- What, if anything, does The Virgin Suicides make you want to read next? Why?
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