This essay focuses on The Danger of a Single Story.the single story creates stereotypes, and the problem with stereotypes is not that they are untrue, but that they are incomplete. They make the one story become the only story.” Home has often been a “single story” in the American imagination
CONTEXT: In her TED talk “The Danger of a Single Story” esteemed author Chimamanda Adichie boldly asserts that, “the single story creates stereotypes, and the problem with stereotypes is not that they are untrue, but that they are incomplete.
They make the one story become the only story.” Home has often been a “single story” in the American imagination. Painted in Rockwellian brushstrokes, the single-family home. In particular, has often been pictured as an idealistic, quaint, or sentimental portrayal of American life. Featuring the “nuclear family” unit of a mother, father, and 2.5 kids. However, as most know, the lived experience of home is vastly different from the old-fashioned T.V. sitcoms like “Leave It To Beaver” or “Father Knows Best” suggest. Home, as you have learned from your readings, is as vast, varied and individual. As for the multifarious voices who have written about the concept.