In The Lovely Bones, what stages of grief do each character (Susie, Jack, Abigail, Lindsey and Buckley) go through? When do these stages appear?

In
, each of the members of the Salmon family (Susie, Jack, Abigail, Lindsey
and Buckley) go through the five stages of grief. While they all travel through all of the
stages, each character embodies one of the stages the most particularly throughout the
book.

Jack Salmon, Susie's father, feels the
pressure to protect his wife and children while also coming to terms with the fact that he was
unable to protect Susie. He expresses Denial as the story begins
and the police begin to find evidence that Susie may have been harmed. He finds excuses for the
evidence and believes the detectives are simply wrong. He has a hard time believing that
anything so horrible could happen to his family.

Abigail
Salmon, Susie's mother, became disinterested in motherhood long before Susie's
death, and feels both guilt and depression after Susie dies. By the time of Susies memorial,
Abigail has entered Anger . When she comes upon Susies best friend,
Clarissa, Abigail is full of frustration at...