Elm Trees and the Lisbon House
The Virgin Suicides tracks the deterioration of a suburban neighborhood’s elm trees as a way of symbolically illustrating an overall sense of decline. The elm trees in the boys’ neighborhood are large and impressive…
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The Virgin Mary Cards
Cecilia’s laminated Virgin Mary cards, which her sisters later hide around the neighborhood, symbolize the mystery and uncertainty surrounding the Lisbon suicides. The cards themselves are like a puzzle piece that the neighborhood boys…
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