Cecilia Lisbon
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Cecilia Lisbon is the youngest and most enigmatic of the Lisbon sisters in Jeffrey Eugenides' novel "The Virgin Suicides," whose tragic fate sets the tone for the story's haunting exploration of adolescence and suburban malaise.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ |
| adaptedIn | The Virgin Suicides (1999 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ageAtDeath | 13 ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Virgin Suicides NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
adolescence
ⓘ
female adolescence ⓘ isolation ⓘ suburban disillusionment ⓘ suicide ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | suicide ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
enigmatic
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introverted ⓘ morbidly preoccupied with death ⓘ |
| creator | Jeffrey Eugenides NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Lisbon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Mr. Lisbon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Virgin Suicides (novel, 1993) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName | Cecilia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keeps | a diary ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| livesWith |
her four sisters
ⓘ
her parents ⓘ |
| medium | prose fiction ⓘ |
| methodOfSuicide | jumping from a second-story window onto a fence ⓘ |
| mother | Mrs. Lisbon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narratedBy | unnamed group of neighborhood boys ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | catalyst for the novel's events ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the first Lisbon sister to die by suicide ⓘ |
| notableQuote | Obviously, Doctor, you've never been a 13-year-old girl. ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Hanna R. Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInFamily | youngest sister ⓘ |
| previousSuicideAttempt | slitting her wrists in the bathtub ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholic ⓘ |
| residence | suburban Grosse Pointe, Michigan ⓘ |
| setting | American suburb ⓘ |
| siblingOf |
Bonnie Lisbon
NERFINISHED
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Lux Lisbon NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Lisbon NERFINISHED ⓘ Therese Lisbon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
suburban malaise
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the fragility of adolescence ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1970s ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.