![]() ![]() ![]() Alison attempts to put the pieces of her childhood and adolescence together, hoping to find meaning and joy amidst the trauma. Shortly thereafter, her father is hit by a truck, which Alison concludes was likely a suicide. As she grows up, she likewise questions her sexual identity, but unlike her father, comes out as a homosexual. Not surprisingly, Alison developed symptoms of OCD, as well, hers heavily focused on ritual. Meanwhile, his unmanaged obsessive-compulsive disorder had a stifling effect on Alison’s home environment as Bruce sought to control every detail related to his home environment. Although he stayed married to Alison’s mother, he was a closeted homosexual who never had the opportunity to examine his true sexual identity. ![]() Alison reflects on how the unusual nature of her childhood framed her adulthood, especially in regards to her father’s role.īruce Bechdel was a complex man. Alison and her siblings spent a lot of time at the funeral home when they were children, even observing their father prepare corpses for burial. Her father, a principal character in this book, taught high school English and directed a funeral home. Alison grew up in a small town in Pennsylvania.
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