The Desire of Being a Woman

When reading Fun Home there are many ideas that come to mind especially in terms of sexuality and the sexual identities of the main characters. The father likes to dress up in other woman’s clothing and can be viewed through a different lens because of this, as a cross dresser but never as woman. Alison is actual a woman and so she is obviously viewed differently than her father. One scene that shows the lens she is viewed through is when they are at the diner and they see the woman dressed  in a masculine manner, she is not seen as a traditional woman because of this. What this made me think of the entire time was how women are viewed throughout the world and where are they more respected. What lens are they viewed through in different parts? The video below shows some of the best and worst and places to be a woman in the world currently, taking into account things such as maternity leave. In Yemen it is very difficult for a woman to divorce her husband because of their laws, while clearly shows the lack of respect for woman. The lens they are viewed through is not positively. In Fun Home Alison is viewed through a positive lens in the eyes on her parents but how is she seen in the outside world?

 

 

 

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