Chimamanda Adichie's The Danger Of A Single Story

In Chimamanda Adichie’s video she discusses the dangers of a single story in terms of people only being exposed to one story or viewpoint, which hinders their assumptions. There were many stereotypes or single stories mentioned such as nigerians failed government and failed infrastructure. Therefore, individuals assuming that the people of Nigeria are all a product of their environment and must be failures as well. She also mentions Africa in the context of writers and story tellers and how even Adichie had limited herself as a child because she had only been exposed to English Literature. She believed people like herself couldn 't possibly exist in literature. This is such a profound statement, but in the way she says it she didn’t recall herself as pitiful because she was only exposed to English literature. …show more content…
The problem with these stories is that it tends to inhibit stereotypes and stifle possibilities that the world or people could be any different than they are portrayed. She also states that stereotypes can be true but they are incomplete hence the title “The Danger of a Single Story.” The story seems to have an overarching deeper thought that everyone seems to embrace their initial impressions of something only seeing one part of the equation and that trying to rid yourself of these preconceived notions without background knowledge could be beneficial. Also the speech seems to be diving into the fact that we all give power to certain people without looking at the bigger picture. This being said with power meaning the ability to tell a story of another and make it