Danger Of A Single Story Flashcards
What is the idea presented in the Danger of a Single Story?
Non- fiction piece discusses the negative impact of society and stereotyping. Adiche discusses some of the issues she faced when she left for america and how she came to terms with people’s ignorance.
What did Adichies father do?
He was a professor at a university?
Where was adiche born?
Nigeria
What age did she begin to write?
Age 7
Throughout the piece what repetition is involved and what might this mean?
Repetition of ‘African Women’ - this emphasis her battle with the American society and the ignorance she encounters.
What is the structure like of A Danger of a Single story?
- speech
- she aims to inform the audience of her story and outlines this is only 1 story and voice
- she has a central argument
Where did Adichie grow up?
University Campus/ eastern Nigeria
What does Adichie introducing herself at the start of the speech show?
Shows the importance of stories and how central they are to her.
She grew up on a university campus, what does this show?
That she has had access to literature and her education was valued.
What adjective in line 7 shows that Adiche recognises her mother’s stories weren’t that good?
‘Poor’ - ‘ my poor mother’
What does the repetition of ‘Nigeria’ show?
It reinforces her cultural identity
What does the very ‘convinced’ in Line 16 show?
It shows the strength of the view - can’t see any other view, only saw these
What does the anadote about Fide show?
Shows the mistake she made this helps her to relate to the audience - becomes easier to admit the mistake if someone’s else does.
What does the triple of ‘no possibility’ show?
It shows how strongly her view has been influenced
What does the long list about Africa show?
Shows how the negatives are presented - this shows how negative the view is emphasising with them, the personal experiences.
