Trip Fontaine
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Trip Fontaine is a charismatic, popular teenage boy in Jeffrey Eugenides' novel and its film adaptation "The Virgin Suicides," remembered for his intense but ultimately tragic romance with Lux Lisbon.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| adaptationFrom | The Virgin Suicides (novel) to The Virgin Suicides (film) ⓘ |
| adultPortrayalCharacteristic |
emotionally damaged
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remorseful ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Virgin Suicides
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Virgin Suicides (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithFamily | Lisbon family ⓘ |
| characteristic |
charismatic
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handsome ⓘ popular ⓘ rebellious ⓘ self-indulgent ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalSetting |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy | Jeffrey Eugenides NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Virgin Suicides (1993 novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hairColor | brown ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| laterLifeDepiction | appears as an adult in a rehab facility in the film ⓘ |
| loveInterest | Lux Lisbon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium |
feature film
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novel ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
romantic interest of Lux Lisbon
ⓘ
symbol of adolescent desire ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
abandons Lux Lisbon on the football field after the dance
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takes Lux Lisbon to the homecoming dance ⓘ |
| occupation | high school student ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Josh Hartnett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedIn | The Virgin Suicides (1999 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationshipOutcome | romance with Lux Lisbon ends tragically ⓘ |
| rememberedBy | neighborhood boys who narrate the story ⓘ |
| schoolActivity |
football player
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popular athlete ⓘ |
| setting | suburban Grosse Pointe, Michigan ⓘ |
| storyFunction | catalyst for Lux Lisbon’s increasing rebellion ⓘ |
| substanceUse |
alcohol
ⓘ
marijuana ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
adolescent sexuality
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guilt and regret ⓘ memory and nostalgia ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1970s ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.