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. Inside Out, Portrait of an Eating Disorderįun Home is the graphic memoir of Alison Bechdel, a successful author and comics artist with a fascinating story to tell about her childhood.
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