mehr. Sign up today to unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. This is a direct nod to the title, but with a twist.
When I first heard of this graphic memoir, hearing Fun Home my mind immediately went to a small town carnival I used to attend at which they had a “Fun House” full of wonky mirrors and tricks of the eye for the patrons to experience.
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As Alison reflects on her past, she struggles to make sense of it, particularly her relationship with her father, Bruce, a closeted gay man and the owner of the family business -- the Bechdel Funeral Home (“fun” home, as it’s known to young Alison and her brothers, John and Christian). Great post. As Fun Home progresses, Alison is drawn deeper and deeper into her memories, finally entering into them, desperate (but unable) to reverse her father’s self-destruction. 5 Tipps für deine morgendliche Laufrunde. The story concerns Bechdel's discovery of her own sexuality, her relationship with her gay father, and her attempts to unlock the mysteries surrounding his life. It is the first Broadway musical with a lesbian protagonist. To put it in less crude terms, both books overflow with self-conscious references to classic literature (both use The Odyssey in a major way).
Very interesting point on how Bechdel used multiple meanings throughout the memoir to make the piece more relatable to readers. I especially enjoyed your quoted example. An unforgettable and groundbreaking musical, Fun Home explores the haunting pull of memory and the power it has to alternately destroy or shape, our identity. This is a blog created by 5 students at Sheridan College in Ontario Canada as a way to analyze many different aspects of the graphic memoir Fun Home by Alison Bechdel. The death of Bruce’s father forced the family to pick up and take over the family business the Bechdels’ funeral home business.
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Der neueste Fitnesstracker im FIT FOR FUN-Test. This was the first adult graphic novel I’ve read. I wondered if maybe the title signified a comparison between the Bechdel home and a carnival fun house with all of its deceptions and crazy themes. I was pleasantly surprised when early on in the memoir when she gives a firm meaning behind her title.
Now that Bechdel is aware of her father’s sexuality, this word has a double meaning. This Study Guide consists of approximately 31 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Fun Home. Liebe & Partnerschaft. Fun Home is a musical adapted by Lisa Kron and Jeanine Tesori from Alison Bechdel's 2006 graphic memoir of the same name. I didn’t realize that characters could be so defined in the graphic format. Wird abgespielt. New York, NY, Twelve Angry Men A Sunbeam Bread truck hits and kills Bechdel's father when he is 44.