Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

“The single story creates stereotypes, and the problem with stereotypes is not that they are untrue, but that they are incomplete. They make one story become the only story”-Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Before watching this Ted Talk, I thought that my story of Africa and Latin America was the only story. I quickly learned how incorrect I was about this. As I was first questioned about Africa and Latin America, I wrote words such as “poverty, uneducated and hungry”. Before learning about the nations…

It was in an interview with Vogue in 2013 that you first publicly said you considered yourself a modern feminist. You later made a more public alliance with the feminist movement when sampling from “We should all be feminists”, a speech by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, in your song Flawless. You have also contributed to the Ban Bossy campaign, working with television and social media to encourage girls to be leaders. Not only do you advocate for woman, you have also publicly spoken out in support of…

There is an opposition between intellectuals, artists and religious characters. Yet another opposition that works between the parent generation and their children. The difference in class and education also plays a significant role among the migrants. However some educated characters have been assimilated into British culture while the uneducated or less educated are represented as deeply confused (p. 140-161). For example the character of Kaukab and Shamas well defines the binaries work in the…

Consider an instance when you were required to make a choice. A time when you understood all the facts and recognized rationally what path you should follow. However, once it came down to making the choice for some odd reason you didn’t use your head at all. Instead, you realized that you had to act on what you felt because somehow that feeling you felt was stronger than the opposing logical choice. We as humans are caught in an internal struggle because our heads lead us one way while our…

Within our society women have fought hard to gain equal rights and recognition. Beginning with the right to vote in the 1920’s, to holding lead roles in the media and honorable positions in politics, and now fighting for equal wages amongst genders. Women are now becoming a powerful symbol for the new generation from having strong celebrities and activist define what is means to be a feminist and what feminism really is. Many women in pop culture are empowering those all over to take a stand and…

someone or something, they place a stereotype on that person or item; most of the time, these perceived images are deficient of all the information. This is frequently called a single story. In her speech “The Danger of a Single Story”, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie says, “The single story creates stereotypes, and the problem with stereotypes is not that they are untrue, but that they are incomplete. They make one story become the only story” (38.3-4). Single stories are very dangerous because…

The Miseducation of Masculinity Since the being of time society shapes the way we view the male species. Upon defining the word “male” some of the synonyms used to describe this noun include macho, virile, masculine and mannish just to name a few. Yet when we define female, words such as: soft, delicacy, excessive softness and self-indulgence are used to describe women. Now why is it that women, the bearers of children and life are not defined as strong? The answer is simple we have been…

of the groups coming into the United States at a particular period of time. In the 21st century, nativists have focused their fears on Latin American migrants, especially those crossing the border from Mexico, creating a “single story” (as Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie illustrates in her Ted Talk, “The Danger of a Single Story”) describing them as lazy, delinquent people who take advantage…

In the novels The Book of Salt and Americanah the patriarchal system of oppression that has held constant is challenged in a variety of ways. The Book of Salt written by Monique Truong, is narrated by Bình a Vietnamese immigrant who was essentially exiled from his country due to his sexuality, he recounts his life as a servant for the famous American writer Gertrude Stein and the struggles that he faced. The way that he speaks about Gertrude Stein in the novel indicates that she is an…

Equality between the sexes. People who strive to achieve this goal are called feminists. This is an idea that everyone usually talks about once in their life, and of course everyone has their own opinion about the topic. However, even in the year 2016, gender inequality is still happening and there are so many people out there who are working so hard to even make some difference in this matter. Feminism is still a big topic in today’s society, and cannot be fixed unless it is talked about and…