Are You My Mother? A Comic Drama
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Are You My Mother? A Comic Drama is a graphic memoir by Alison Bechdel that intricately explores her relationship with her mother through interwoven themes of psychoanalysis, literature, and queer identity.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Are You My Mother? A Comic Drama canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Are You My Mother? A Comic Drama Context triple: [Alison Bechdel, notableWork, Are You My Mother? A Comic Drama]
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A.
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot is a 1992 action-comedy film starring Sylvester Stallone as a tough cop whose overbearing mother, played by Estelle Getty, becomes entangled in his police work with chaotic results.
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B.
The Mysterious Mother
The Mysterious Mother is a 1768 Gothic verse drama by Horace Walpole that explores dark themes of incest, guilt, and religious anxiety within an aristocratic family.
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C.
The Incredible and Sad Tale of Innocent Eréndira and Her Heartless Grandmother
The Incredible and Sad Tale of Innocent Eréndira and Her Heartless Grandmother is a novella by Gabriel García Márquez that blends magical realism and tragedy in the story of a young girl exploited by her ruthless grandmother.
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D.
The Girl with the Curls
The Girl with the Curls is the famous nickname of silent film star Mary Pickford, who was renowned for her youthful roles and distinctive ringlet hairstyle.
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E.
Marvin's Room
"Marvin's Room" is a 1996 American drama film featuring Leonardo DiCaprio alongside Meryl Streep and Diane Keaton, centered on a fractured family's reconciliation in the face of terminal illness.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Are You My Mother? A Comic Drama Target entity description: Are You My Mother? A Comic Drama is a graphic memoir by Alison Bechdel that intricately explores her relationship with her mother through interwoven themes of psychoanalysis, literature, and queer identity.
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A.
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot is a 1992 action-comedy film starring Sylvester Stallone as a tough cop whose overbearing mother, played by Estelle Getty, becomes entangled in his police work with chaotic results.
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B.
The Mysterious Mother
The Mysterious Mother is a 1768 Gothic verse drama by Horace Walpole that explores dark themes of incest, guilt, and religious anxiety within an aristocratic family.
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C.
The Incredible and Sad Tale of Innocent Eréndira and Her Heartless Grandmother
The Incredible and Sad Tale of Innocent Eréndira and Her Heartless Grandmother is a novella by Gabriel García Márquez that blends magical realism and tragedy in the story of a young girl exploited by her ruthless grandmother.
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D.
The Girl with the Curls
The Girl with the Curls is the famous nickname of silent film star Mary Pickford, who was renowned for her youthful roles and distinctive ringlet hairstyle.
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E.
Marvin's Room
"Marvin's Room" is a 1996 American drama film featuring Leonardo DiCaprio alongside Meryl Streep and Diane Keaton, centered on a fractured family's reconciliation in the face of terminal illness.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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graphic memoir ⓘ nonfiction work ⓘ |
| author | Alison Bechdel ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Alison Bechdel ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
creative process
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identity formation ⓘ memory ⓘ therapy ⓘ |
| focusesOn | Alison Bechdel’s relationship with her mother ⓘ |
| follows |
Fun Home
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surface form:
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
|
| format | graphic narrative ⓘ |
| genre |
LGBT literature
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graphic novel ⓘ memoir ⓘ |
| hasCoverArtist | Alison Bechdel ⓘ |
| hasIllustrationsBy | Alison Bechdel ⓘ |
| hasLGBTContent | true ⓘ |
| hasSubject | Alison Bechdel’s mother ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Are You My Mother? A Comic Drama self-link ⓘ |
| interweaves |
memoir and psychoanalytic theory
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personal narrative and literary criticism ⓘ |
| isSequelInThemeTo |
Fun Home
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surface form:
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
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| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | autobiographical comic ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
autobiographical reflection
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family relationships ⓘ mother–daughter relationship ⓘ psychoanalysis ⓘ queer identity ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | nonlinear ⓘ |
| pageCountApprox | 290 ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2012 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Houghton Mifflin
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surface form:
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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| referencesWorkOf |
Sigmund Freud
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Virginia Woolf ⓘ |
| setting |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfCreation | early 21st century ⓘ |
| usesTheoryOf | Donald Winnicott ⓘ |
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