Miserable One Half and Mad the Other: A Graphic History of Alcoholism at The Salutation Pub

我正在写一本图解回忆录，探索我的家庭和Brontës之间的联系，酗酒是主要焦点，我祖父母以前在曼彻斯特的酒吧the Salutation是叙事的核心。这本回忆录将追溯“莎莉”自1844年成立以来的历史，审视地域对家庭身份的影响，探索家庭功能障碍模式倾向于重复的方式——这是Brontë小说的核心问题。通过挖掘酒吧周围女性的故事，她们是酗酒者的女儿、姐妹和妻子，我将研究酗酒与性别、爱尔兰人、创伤和家庭的关系。我的图形回忆录将融合传记、视觉艺术、文学批评和叙事非小说。

I am writing and illustrating a graphic memoir exploring the connections between my family and the Brontës, with alcoholism as a primary focus and my grandparents' former pub, The Salutation in Manchester, at the heart of the narrative. The memoir will trace the history of "The Sally" since its establishment in 1844, examining the impact of place on family identity, and exploring the ways in which familial patterns of dysfunction tend to repeat - a concern at the heart of the Brontë novels. By unearthing the stories of women surrounding the pub who have been the daughters, sisters, and wives of alcoholics, I will examine the relationship of alcoholism to gender, Irishness, trauma, and family. My graphic memoir will merge biography, visual art, literary criticism, and narrative non-fiction.