Week 12 Women's Comics

I read Fun Home by Alison Bechdel. This comic reminded me of My Favorite Thing is Monsters. The main character in both stories is a girl struggling to grow up in a difficult family situation. Both girls are also dealing with the idea that they're gay. In Fun Home, life with her father is very difficult. We find out that a big part of the problem is that he is also gay but refuses to do anything about it. They both love reading and art but never able to build a strong bond. When she finally works up the courage to come out, her father is not supportive. She and her mother wonder if this news and his unwillingness to be honest with himself are what cause him to commit suicide by getting hit by a truck. This complicated relationship is the main focus of the story but her openness about her sexuality and the struggles of her being different are also the main focus. I think that a graphic novel with issues like this will open up to a large audience that feels the same way as she does.