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Popular Culture Reference In Dumas The F Word
The use of popular culture references in "The F Word" assists readers with crafting real world connections between the essay and their lives. Besides the mention of x-ray glasses, Dumas hints at multiple other popular culture references. For instance, Dumas references to superheroes in her second paragraph by stating that "America is a great country, but nobody without a mask and a cape has a z in his name." Dumas makes another popular culture reference when mentioning the conversation she had with her family regarding her decision to add an American name to her Iranian name. After her mom suggested the name "Farah," Dumas stated that she "didn’t want to be associated with someone whose poster hung in every post pubescent boy's bedroom," which
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