Danger of a single story

Question 1

What is Adichies main argument in Danger of a single story

Answer 1

Adichie argues that a single story of an individual, a group, or country often originates from simple misunderstandings or ones lack of knowledge on others.

Question 2

Who is the writer of Danger of a single story

Answer 2

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Question 3

What does the use of personal anecdotes in danger of a single story suggest

Answer 3

Establishes the writer to be credible but also establishes humanity in her writing, making these experiences more relatable

Question 4

What does Adichie’s roommates view on her music taste suggest about society

Answer 4

Shows a sense of accidental prejudice which comes from a narrow viewpoint, also showing her preconceived opinions on the writer, showing the danger of a single story

Question 5

What does Adichie suggest about the media in danger of a single story

Answer 5

She suggests that the media only shows a single story, and the only way one is able to fully understand a story is to go and visit it, like when she went to Mexico and felt shock then shame

Question 6

What does the use of the verb stirred suggest (Stirred my imagination. They opened up new world to me)

Answer 6

Showing that it opened her up to new stories however painted an image in her mind that their were no African authors

Question 7

What did the discovery of African authors do to Adichie

Answer 7

“It saved me from having a single story on what books are” Shows that it allowed for her to have a broader imagination

Question 8

What does the word paradise show at the end on the text

Answer 8

Religious imagery, creates and emotional appeal to the audience, shows blissfulness