"Fun Home"

The way in which the chapter started off was quite interesting in my opinion. In the first frame you learn that the author's deceased father may have been a queer, and the reader is presented the definitions of queer in an illustrated dictionary.  Alison Bechdel provocatively introduces the many aspects of sexual orientation and the possible discomfort, conflicts, secrets, and separations (weather mental or physical) that could come with it. Not only does she confess to her mom she's a lesbian, she finds out that her father had many sexual encounters with men and was possibly gay, or bisexual. It is obvious that Alison is facing an identity crisis, learning who she really is, and the role she plays and will play, weather in her family or in society as a whole. Many of the young people today can definitely relate to her, as although there is more sexual tolerance nowadays with better represented gay rights, and gay marriages allowed, many people find it increasingly difficult to find their identity. It seems as though instead of progression, better sense of belonging, the opposite it taking place.