Homosexuality, And Fatherhood In FUN Home By Alison Bechdel

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I found FUN HOME by Alison Bechdel an interesting read which I believe comprises of a story that revolves around of mainly gender roles, homosexuality, and fatherhood. FUN HOME which I found was a story that's nearly as complicated as the author’s childhood itself. Moreover, the main story was about her father and her struggling with gender roles since they were both struggling in realizing their homosexuality and struggling with understanding their sexual orientation. I find that it’s also due homosexuality that caused her father to act the way he did when she was a child. Throughout the book there were clues of this in her childhood like her refusal to grow her hair long, or reluctance to wear dresses, skirts, or jewelry. As well as her father's

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