In her TED Talk, the Danger of a Single Story, Adichie concludes: “Stories matter. Many stories matter. Stories have been used to dispossess and to malign, but stories can also be used to empower and to humanize. Stories can break the dignity of a people, but stories can also repair that broken dignity.” (Adiche)This is what Chimamanda Ngozi Adichi said when she was telling her speech The Danger of a Single Story. Forming an opinion with the information from a single story leads to a narrow-minded person. History gives the facts of the event or issue, which often leaves a one sided view due to the lack of personal accounts. Social History presents a deeper understanding of issues such as racism and autism through personal narratives.
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Tom Robinson, an African American male was accused of raping a white female. Scout Finch is an innocent girl who lives in the South in the 1930’s and because of this she sees the treatment of African Americans in the society back then and how biased the south was against African Americans. Social injustice and white privilege are two main themes that can be understood better by Scouts personal narrative of the trial. Both themes become prevalent in the book when the trial begins. Though Atticus, the lawyer proved in front of the whole town that Tom Robinson was innocent by showing how it was impossible for Mr. Robinson to commit the rape due to his deformed arm. The jury found Tom guilty, and this shows the inequality that African Americans had to deal with in the 1930’s. Scout reveals these themes in the rural town of Maycomb by sharing her view on the trial. …show more content…
The book starts with, dealing with Asperger’s from Jacob and Emma’s point of view. Due to Jacobs Asperger’s, Jacob has become very antisocial. Here he explains his views on home school and socializing. “Learning without socialization. It’s every Aspies dream.” (Picoult 255). It’s clear to the reader that Jacob enjoys thinking to him self and that he also loves to learn. Jacob and Emma’s life take a huge twist when Jacob is accused of murdering his tutor Jess Ogilvy. The trial showed Emma’s understanding of Jacob Asperger’s but also how much she loves him. Emma gets very frustrated when people assume that Jacob is terrible to live with such as when she is talking to the newspaper company she works for, “Jacob is not a cross to bear. He is my son” (Picoult 272). This quote really represents Emma’s view on Asperger’s and how she deals with it on a daily basis. Emma fully understands it by living in the social history. From the personal narratives of Emma and Jacob, living and parenting a kid with Asperger’s can now be understood giving a better perspective of the people who have to deal with Asperger’s on a daily basis.
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Tom Robinson, an African American male was accused of raping a white female. Scout Finch is an innocent girl who lives in the South in the 1930’s and because of this she sees the treatment of African Americans in the society back then and how biased the south was against African Americans. Social injustice and white privilege are two main themes that can be understood better by Scouts personal narrative of the trial. Both themes become prevalent in the book when the trial begins. Though Atticus, the lawyer proved in front of the whole town that Tom Robinson was innocent by showing how it was impossible for Mr. Robinson to commit the rape due to his deformed arm. The jury found Tom guilty, and this shows the inequality that African Americans had to deal with in the 1930’s. Scout reveals these themes in the rural town of Maycomb by sharing her view on the trial. …show more content…
The book starts with, dealing with Asperger’s from Jacob and Emma’s point of view. Due to Jacobs Asperger’s, Jacob has become very antisocial. Here he explains his views on home school and socializing. “Learning without socialization. It’s every Aspies dream.” (Picoult 255). It’s clear to the reader that Jacob enjoys thinking to him self and that he also loves to learn. Jacob and Emma’s life take a huge twist when Jacob is accused of murdering his tutor Jess Ogilvy. The trial showed Emma’s understanding of Jacob Asperger’s but also how much she loves him. Emma gets very frustrated when people assume that Jacob is terrible to live with such as when she is talking to the newspaper company she works for, “Jacob is not a cross to bear. He is my son” (Picoult 272). This quote really represents Emma’s view on Asperger’s and how she deals with it on a daily basis. Emma fully understands it by living in the social history. From the personal narratives of Emma and Jacob, living and parenting a kid with Asperger’s can now be understood giving a better perspective of the people who have to deal with Asperger’s on a daily basis.