Bechdel’s inclusion of Scott F. Fitzgerald’s Gatsby helps readers understand Bruce Bechdel’s character even further by showing how Bruce lives vicariously through the characters in the books, identifying with a fictional male character because he own his as made up as the fictional words he reads. Fitzgerald is known for writing the Great American Novel of The Great Gatsby along with a multitude of novels and that Alison’s father, Bruce, created a strong relation between the novels and his own life. It was Fitzegerald’s stories and the role of literature in general to understand oneself and one’s family. Bechdel goes in depth to explain the connections between her father’s life and his fascination of Fitzegerald’s stories. Bruce found a comfort
