Notes:

Chapter 1
- Talking about the dad plummeting from the sky is quite ironic
- Athenian to my spartan (allusions, they are quite different)
- House isnt homey, its like a monument the dad is making for himself
- Dad is detached uninterested teacher (humour) p7
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Chapter 2
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Ted talk notes:

- Conection to fun home idc

Lady bird notes:

- Very rebellious
- “You're not even worth state tuition”
- Role of religion in high school
- Better relationship with dad
- Awkward
- Put down by everyine around her
- Boy friend is gay same as allison bechdal dad
- Doesnt know how to come out
- Tries to fit in, but backfires
- Shes is frustrated in life
- Ladybird compares herself to the people around her, she focuses on what other people
have
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- Feels like she isnt accepted by mom: do you love me vs do you like me? Mom replied I
want you to be the best version of yourself
- Mom doesnt show her emotions infront of the daughter but she deep down cares
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- The house does fit all of them, its something else that takes up all the space
- Family members dont communicate in both stories
- Very different family dynamics
- Lady bird house more chaotic, but its all outthere not like fun home where no one is
talking and everyone is in their own corner
- Lady bird is more immature and doesnt see how her actions effect people
- Fun Home is a reflection of Bechdel looking back, so its through a lens of maturity
- Lady bird is autobiographical

- Was lady bird happy with her choice in the end? Not sure
- Ending showed that life isnt always what it seems. Grass is greener on the other side
- Conflicts and crisis
- Friendships
- Romances
- Parent relationships
- Love vs like is different

- First person (1st person) vs reflective (fun home)

- First person choice because (no trauma)
- Allison bechdal reflective because it was after dads death so its (trauma)