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73 pages 2 hours read

Alison Bechdel

Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic

Alison BechdelNonfiction | Graphic Memoir | Adult | Published in 2006

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Describe the role of snakes as a motif in Fun Home. What makes them significant to the plot? What makes them symbolically significant?

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Why did Bechdel include the anecdotes about her childhood struggle with OCD? How do these memories support and relate to the greater themes of Fun Home?

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What does Fun Home have to say about what makes a “good” parent? Are Alison’s parents cast in a predominantly negative or positive light?

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