Following is an abridged version of a student essay by Shuqiao Song based on her critical reading of Alison Bechdel’s graphic novel Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic. Shuqiao’s critical reading involved looking closely at the words, at the images, and at how the words and images together create a very complex story. Read the full essay here. For Shuqiao Song’s PowerPoint presentation of this essay, see 17f. (Photo © Shuqiao Song)