In the book Fun Home Alison bechdel’s parents do the very same for their children, but in my opinion Alison’s dad could've helped her more. Her father understood what it was like to grow up different than others. He even admits to doing the same things Alison did when she was a child. He couldn't express or display himself as a woman the same as Alison couldn't as a man. Throughout the book there were numerous times he was able to talk to Alison to maybe help her, but he never did. Not only did he not help her through the tough time, but he tried to enforce her gender assignment as a girl throughout her childhood. I just thought it was intriguing that after all of his years of struggling himself, he reinforced his own daughter's gender assignment instead of supporting and helping her through