Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, in her TED talk title “The Danger of a Single Story,” demonstrates the stereotypes that are made from their mindset. Her purpose is to demonstrate that people should not make assumptions of others based on their own perspective. As an illustration, she reflects back to her childhood where she felt “enormous pity,” because she believed that the poor house boy, Fide’s family had no value based on her single perspective of poverty. However, after she saw a beautiful patterned basket made by Fide’s mother she realized that people have more than her interpretation of people. Similarly, her roommate was shocked when Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie was different from the roommate’s approach of Nigerians. Her roommate believed that people from Africa were poor and old fashioned, but when Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie listened to Mariah Carey instead of “tribal music” her roommate was amazed. Ibtihaj Muhammad, a female Muslim American athlete, wrote a letter to President published in Time magazine’s March 20, 2107 issue to explain that she values the diversity of America with different faiths and different ethnicities. Muhammad’s purpose in this …show more content…
Therefore, the article is closer to the situation that some refugees are facing. Muhammad’s article seems more influential because Muhammad is talking about people in America. Despite the influential context of the Letter to President Trump, the “Danger of a Single Story” is more relevant. This article is not only for people who live in America; this message is for everyone. . Consequently, “Danger of Single Story” seems more convincing because .Finally, this article demonstrates the danger of a single story, when the single stories are told over and over again, the story can be easily transform to facts. People use their power and their abilities to tell the