Danger of a single story Flashcards
1
Q
Opened up new worlds
A
Metaphor
2
Q
Domestic help
A
Anecdote
3
Q
Stories
A
Stereotypical views
4
Q
Sneaking
A
Stereotype views
5
Q
Fleeing
A
Stereotype
6
Q
“ Break “. “Repair”
A
Contrasting negative verbs
7
Q
“Dispossess”. “Humanise”
A
Contrasting negative verbs
8
Q
Surprised
A
Abstract noun
9
Q
Change of focus- so that is how to create a single story
A
From anecdote to bring point to central argument
10
Q
A single story
A
Repetition
11
Q
Link to
A
Title of a single story throughout
12
Q
Years later
A
Flash forward, time marker
13
Q
No possibility
A
Repetition
14
Q
No possibility of Africans being similar to her in anyway, no possibility of feelings more complex then pity, no possibility of a connection and human equals
A
Anaphora / tricolour
15
Q
Human equals…
A
Ellipses
