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At first I was glad for the help. My freshmen English class, Mythology and Archetypal Experience, confounded me. I didn't understand why we couldn't just read books without forcing contorted interpretations on then

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Alison Bechdel
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: September 10
Cartoonist
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Lock Haven
Pennsylvania
Alison J. Bechdel
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