![]() ![]() ![]() Throughout this novel, Bruce appeared to want to live through his daughter’s life. Furthermore, because Bechdel has to compare Bruce to literary character hints that this is how they only are able to communicate to each other, and to get closer in their relationship. However, it seems like Bruce was trying to use this as an excuse for him to gain a sense of power over himself and his environment because of his hidden identity. For instance, Bruce was obsessed with decorating his old Gothic mansion. #Dedalus and icarus how to#Both Bruce and Daedalus wish the best for their family, but they don’t know how to properly attain it. Daedalus tried his best to create wings for Icarus to escape yet he still fell. Bechdel made the opening scene seem like a positive father-daughter bond. However, it was actually a reference stating Bruce was the one that flew too close to the sun and died. This allusion made it seem like it was a metaphor for the relationship between Alison and Bruce. Consequently, Icarus didn’t listen to his father and flew too close to the sun where his wings melted and plummeted into the sea. Nor fly too low near the sea because it would make the wings hard to fly. Daedalus warned his son not to fly too close to the sun, or else it would melt the wings. He made two pairs of wings out of wax and feathers for himself and his son, Icarus. Daedalus was the master of the craftsman. She used the Greek mythology of Daedalus and Icarus to suggest that perhaps it isn ‘t only the child who can take Icarus’ position: ‘In our particular reenactment of this mythic relationship, it was not me but my father who was to plummet from the sky’ (Bechdel 4). However, she falls down soon after (Bechdel 3). Bruce was doing the “airplane” game with Alison. Hence, this memoir is connected with literatures in every significant event that took place in this novel, including the reveal of their sexual identity.īechdel opened up her story showing the readers how close her relationship is with her father. Yet, they seem to be closer when they are discussing about literature books. The relationship between Alison and Bruce is somewhat distant. Moreover, Alison chooses to combine the world around her with the world that she thinks that she is in. By secluding himself to the outside world, including his family was his only escape. During Bruce’s time period, homosexuality was not acceptable. Bruce, Alison’s dad seems like he is escaping from the world rather than in the reality due to his hidden identity, being homosexual. The memoir “Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic” by Alison Bechdel reminds me more of a fictional rather than “real” graphic memoir. ![]()
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