The danger of a single story

Chimamanda Adichie: The Danger of a Single Story

Before Video Discussion Questions

- How is your perception influenced by the world around you?

- As we think about what influences us in daily life what stories are you told in books, movies, pictures, music, the news, or by friends and family that change our perceptions?

After Video Discussion Questions

- Chimamanda Adichie speaks of “how impressionable and vulnerable we are in the face of a story, particularly as children”.

- What stories did you grow up reading or listening to?

- Could you identify with the characters in these stories? Why? Why not?

- Did these stories influence your perception of the world?

- When she said “our lives, our cultures, are composed of many overlapping stories”.

What do you think this means?

- What is your story that is not a single story?

- How do you project single stories on others?

- How do our emotions shift when we realize there is more than a single story?

- How can we transcend our perceptions on other peoples’ single stories?

- How is Chimamanda Adichie able to recognize her own view of people and move past the single story?

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