Autobiography is an important factor of self-identity because it allows authors to self-express themselves of what they think and feel in their book. To self identify yourself in a book, one must share their experiences of their life, because what happened to a person, it made them who they are, based on their opinions on things, experiencing pain and claiming their gender/cultural identity. Alison did it by sharing her experiences of coming out and being a lesbian. Julia proudly telling her readers she is trans and sharing her pain of transition. Lynda showing her different demons and parts of her Filipino culture. It is like a mixed cocktail because all three authors do not just focus on one aspect of themselves. They bring up many varieties of who they are that creates their identity in their book.
Fun Home is one of the best books about the theme of self-identity. Alison Bechdel approaches the theme of identity by sharing different examples throughout of her life. Bechdel mentions the important experiences she had as child, teenager and even adult of what caused her to become who she is. Many of the experiences that Alison put into her book are important factors of how she self construct her identity. I think one of the most important examples of her self-identity is showing her relationship with her father …show more content…
She was able to share her pain of what it was like to have to fight against her father and how her her discovery helped her become who she is now. She is able to represent herself as part of the LGTBQ community from her college days and share her troubles that a lot of other queer people have to go through themselves. Bechdel was able to put her self out there by revealing her sexuality and being able to be a voice for other lesbians (Miller,
Fun Home is one of the best books about the theme of self-identity. Alison Bechdel approaches the theme of identity by sharing different examples throughout of her life. Bechdel mentions the important experiences she had as child, teenager and even adult of what caused her to become who she is. Many of the experiences that Alison put into her book are important factors of how she self construct her identity. I think one of the most important examples of her self-identity is showing her relationship with her father …show more content…
She was able to share her pain of what it was like to have to fight against her father and how her her discovery helped her become who she is now. She is able to represent herself as part of the LGTBQ community from her college days and share her troubles that a lot of other queer people have to go through themselves. Bechdel was able to put her self out there by revealing her sexuality and being able to be a voice for other lesbians (Miller,