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Parkie Denton is one of the neighborhood boys who obsess over the Lisbon sisters. Trip Fontaine chooses him as one of the select few boys who will take the Lisbon girls to the homecoming dance, mostly because Parkie says they can take his father’s Cadillac. Parkie pairs off with Mary, but he doesn’t seem to connect with her like the other boys do with their dates.
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Parkie Denton Character Timeline in The Virgin Suicides
The timeline below shows where the character Parkie Denton appears in The Virgin Suicides. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 3
...his teammates desperately vying for a spot in the group date. He ends up picking Parkie Denton (who promises to let them use his father’s Cadillac for the date), Kevin Head, and...
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...to the homecoming dance watch from afar as Trip and the others glide up in Parkie Denton ’s Cadillac. Later, they hear what happened inside. Mrs. Lisbon strictly questioned them, wanting to...
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...of the dance, the Lisbon girls try to find Lux and Trip, but they can’t. Parkie Denton suggests that maybe they went home with Mr. Lisbon, but the sisters know this isn’t...
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