45 pages 1 hour read

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

The Danger of a Single Story

Nonfiction | Essay / Speech | Adult | Published in 2009

A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics.

Essay Topics

1.

How does Adichie use irony to add humor to her speech?

2.

What single stories has Adichie encountered as a Nigerian woman? What single stories has Adichie believed about others?

3.

How do different people react when their single stories about others are challenged or complicated? Cite examples from the speech.

Related Titles

By Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Study Guide

logo

Americanah

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Americanah

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Study Guide

logo

Apollo

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Apollo

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Study Guide

logo

A Private Experience

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

A Private Experience

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Study Guide

logo

Birdsong

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Birdsong

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Study Guide

logo

Cell One

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Cell One

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Study Guide

logo

Checking Out

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Checking Out

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Study Guide

logo

Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Study Guide

logo

The Headstrong Historian

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

The Headstrong Historian

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Study Guide

logo

The Thing Around Your Neck

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

The Thing Around Your Neck

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie