Jeffrey Eugenides

Over the course of the summer I read Jeffrey Eugenides’ novel, Middlesex. The novel depicted the journey of Cal, the narrator, as he struggled with his gender and sexual identity. I found Eugenides’ use of first-person narration compelling because it allowed me to feel a greater connection to Cal, the narrator. Throughout the novel he provided insight on his experiences, while also telling the tale of his family’s immigration to Detroit, Michigan. By relaying stories of Desdemona and Lefty’s early

Jeffrey Eugenides’ The Virgin Suicides and Edith Pearlman’s “Honeydew” display how women are constantly suppressed by men 's actions, while capturing the reaction women have to their suffering. The Virgin Suicides illustrates the five Lisbon sisters who are outcasts within their ‘cookie cutter’ community, constantly being watched by the neighborhood boys, and eventually they kill themselves because of the confinement the boys create. Meanwhile in “Honeydew” Emily an anorexic girl is isolated because

Primary Source Paper For this primary source paper, I decided to write a comparison on the source Women’s Place in Renaissance Italy: Alessandra, Letters from a Widow and Matriarch of a Great Family and The Virgin Suicides written by Jeffrey Eugenides. Immediately reading the first paragraph of Women’s Place in Renaissance Italy, it strongly resonated with The Virgin Suicides in a way. I thought these two would make an interesting comparison due to the way they both address men, death, complexity

The 2002 novel Middlesex, written by Jeffrey Eugenides, is a novel that should be read by much of the population. It chronicles three generations worth of Greek-Americans and touches upon many important issues that are still noticeable in 2017. The novel is a coming of age story for the main character and the narrator Calliope Stephanides who was born a girl but because of a mutated gene in the family DNA found out she was born a hermaphrodite, someone born with a combination of human sex organs

Middlesex, by Jeffrey Eugenides, inner struggles are paralleled with each setting. Taking place in the twentieth century each setting plays a significant role in explaining a theme in the novel. Fleeing Greece in a time of war and entering Detroit Michigan as immigrants parallel later events to the next generation of kin fleeing Grosse Pointe Michigan to San Francisco. These settings compliment a major theme of the novel, society has always believed to be missing something in their life and attempted

The concepts of honour and loyalty appear to be intrinsically linked, packaged together under the overarching category of general chivalry. However, a closer look through the lens of Jeffrey Eugenides’ novel The Virgin Suicides reveals this to be a misconception. One can exist without the other. In fact, none of the Lisbon girls’ peers display both. Interactions with other girls are almost nonexistent within the novel, and while the neighbourhood boys may be loyal, they are not honourable. Furthermore

Trip Fontaine is the high school dreamboat. Every girl wants to be him, and every boy wants to be him. Trip returns to town after a summer in Acapulco having shed is baby fat. Everyone wonders what caused Trip’s miraculous transformation from boy to man and he later explains it to the neighborhood boys during their investigation (Griffith). During his stay in Acapulco, a lonely divorcee took an interest in Trip and introduced him to love and alcohol. The neighborhood boys watch in awe as girls flock

Jeffrey Eugenides Virgin Suicides and Edith Pearlman’s “Honeydew” display how women are constantly suppressed by men's actions and the reaction women have to their suffering. Virgin Suicides is about 5 Lisbon sisters who are outcasts within their cookie cutter community, who are constantly being watched by the neighborhood boys and kill themselves because of their confinement and mistreatment. Meanwhile in “Honeydew” Emily an anorexic girl is isolated because of people's misunderstanding of why she

Through use of narration in The Virgin Suicides, Jeffrey Eugenides portrays the issues that come with the blind idolization of women. The Virgin Suicides is narrated by a group of teenage boys obsessed with the mysterious Lisbon sisters who live across the street with their hyper-strict parents. The narrators have a mystified and enthralled tone as they study every aspect of the sisters lives, completely captivated with every minute detail about them. Eugenides critiques the objectification and blind idolization

In The Virgin Suicides, Jeffrey Eugenides uses the characterization of Lux and the sisters as a single entity to display the negative effects of the objectification and othering of women in today’s society. Out of the five Lisbon sisters, Lux and Cecelia are the only two given distinct and individual personalities by the narrators. Lux is seen almost as the ringleader to the sisters, and worshipped individually. Cecelia is singled out from the beginning, as she is the first to commit suicide. The