The Danger Of Single Story Essay

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A one-sided story can be defined as a story that has been influenced and only seen and judged from one perspective. The environments from both authors’ perspectives in the two texts read in class, “The Danger of Single Story,” and “Museum Indians,” are about single stories and the negative effects that pertained to the idea that people aren’t always educated about all sides and angles of the background of other people. The Ted Talk presented by Adichie demonstrated the theme that all humans should be treated as equals through the use of inspiring and humorous stories. On the other hand, the text written by Powers included a story about how a girl and her mother went on a trip to a museum in Chicago. There, they learned how their culture was treated and seen in the past, but through a demeaning perspective. Therefore, “The Danger of a Single Story,” the Ted Talk by Adichie, and “Museum Indians,” the passage written by Powers, both explain the common theme that a one-sided story is dangerous through the use of formal diction, and the first person point of view. First, formal diction, or word choice, was used skillfully in both passages presented. For example, Powers writes, “My mother lectures the guides and their bosses, until eventually …show more content…

Adichie used the power of her voice to teach valuable life lessons, with proof through explaining every side to her story that others may not have known about her. On the other hand, Powers efficiently explained a well-thought-out story that had her cultural history imbedded throughout to help support her theme that a single story is dangerous and never tells the whole truth. In conclusion, both passages display the idea that, “When we reject a single story, we regain a kind of paradise” (Adichie Ted

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