Blog topic 1 (The danger of a single story)

 One sided stories may deprive people of their dignity, as Chimamanda Adichie says in her lecture on the peril of a single story. A single tale is one that is presented from a particular viewpoint and may be prejudiced. Adichie discusses her own experience with biased narratives and how it influences how people view Africa. to the following:. This is due to the fact that they have only heard one side of the African tale and are unaware of the continent's contemporary cities and educated populace.

Adichie also talks about how she fell victim to the single-story trap, thinking that since African literature was hard to come by, books had to contain protagonists from other countries. Later, she came across African literature, which made her aware that there are different viewpoints on stories. Adichie also recounts a conversation with her professor, who said that the characters in her book were not "authentically African" since they had access to education and did not endure hardship. This demonstrates how even intelligent individuals can be swayed by a single anecdote.

Everyone is susceptible to a single story, Adichie says, so it's critical to consider narratives from a variety of angles in order to form an accurate assessment. She uses the assumption that all Mexicans are "abject immigrants" to illustrate how the media's image of Mexican immigrants influenced her. However, she learned that there were happy people living in Mexico who were not featured in the press during her trip there.

Adichie's talk demonstrates how one narrative may foster preconceptions and advance a particular idea in someone's mind. That is an unethical way to learn about a story, and anyone who wants to understand something for real should look at it from various angles. An instance of a single story from recent times is the misinformation spread in Qatar before the World Cup. The media is sharing fake news about Qatar to make it seem like a bad place. Football fans who believe these one-sided stories are naive to the truth.