The Danger of a Single “TED” Story by Chimamanda Ngozi explains a bit about how “a single story” can affect a person’s life. She began to tell her story from when she was little and read British books about white children, even the first story she wrote was about these same white children, they played in the snow, talked about the weather and drank beer, something that was not compare. to her life in Africa. , many examples show us the impact, like when her mother told her about a “poor” family even though it was not what Adichie thought, another example was when she was going to college and her roommate couldn’t believe that Adichie, being African, she knew American customs, however, she herself recounts that once when she traveled to Mexico, she was surprised to see that it was not as they had planned and that they were not just immigrants, this is what the author tries to explain, the fact that she only tells a single story that is made based on misinformation, they may even have other bad intentions behind oppressing small groups of people, Adichie emphasizes the importance of telling multiple stories to set a more general example and less erroneous of other people and culture.
I personally totally agree with the author Adichie, I was born and raised in Colombia, as an immigrant from the United States, I have had to listen to quite incorrect and uninformed statements or questions about myself or my country just because I am Colombian, if it were disseminated more thoroughly the whole story and not just a small part would be different, however I think it is something that will change with the new generations.
