The Virgin Suicides

by

Jeffrey Eugenides

Kevin Head is one of the neighborhood boys who obsess over the Lisbon sisters. Trip Fontaine chooses him as one of the boys to take the Lisbon girls to the homecoming dance. Kevin ends up pairing off with Therese. While getting some air at the dance, Therese asks him if he and the other boys took them to homecoming because they pity them. Kevin assures her this isn’t the case, prompting Therese to talk about how she and her sisters aren’t like Cecilia, saying that they “just want to live.”
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Kevin Head Character Timeline in The Virgin Suicides

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Chapter 3
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...picking Parkie Denton (who promises to let them use his father’s Cadillac for the date), Kevin Head , and Joe Hill Conley. Fortunately for them, Mrs. Lisbon ends up going along with... (full context)
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Meanwhile, Therese and Kevin Head go outside for some air after dancing with each other. While they’re outside, Therese asks... (full context)