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James Joyce

I think a child should be allowed to take his father's or mother's name at will on coming of age. Paternity is a legal fiction.

James Joyce

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James Joyce suggests that when a child becomes an adult, they should have the freedom to choose whether to use their father's or mother's last name. He implies that the legal assumption of who a father is may not always reflect the true biological or personal relationship.

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