![]() Bruce's volatile moods fill the Bechdels' home with uncertainty and tension.Īt a young age, Alison feels as though she wants to dress like a boy and during puberty, she discovers that she is attracted to women. ![]() Meanwhile, his relationship with his children and his wife is frosty and sometimes violent. Bruce meticulously cares for and improves upon the family's old Gothic revival mansion. Bruce and Helen had been living in Europe, but the death of Bruce's father forced them to return stateside to take over the Bechdels' funeral home business (which is the inspiration for the memoir's title). Young Alison Bechdel lives in Pennsylvania with Helen, Bruce, and her little brothers Christian and John. ![]() Bechdel builds the narrative around the tragic event of her father's death. ![]() It focuses specifically on her parents, Helen and Bruce, and their role in her life. Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic is a graphic memoir by Alison Bechdel. ![]()
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