Sweet Nothing

The daughter says “I love you” to her dying father to appease her future guilt. The poem shows her obvious disconnect and lack of emotional relationship with her father yet we also see herself getting ready for him to pass away. I think this kind of father daughter relationship is common in Sweet Nothing and Fun Home. Alison and Bruce don’t have the most emotional loving relationship but she also shows signs of regret regarding the lack of that kind of relationship just like in sweet nothing.

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