Key Themes (Identity, Perspective) (VCE SSCE English): Flashcards
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Two main themes in Adichie's talk
Two main themes in Adichie's talk
Identity and perspective
How identity is constructed per Adichie
How identity is constructed per Adichie
Through the stories we consume and create
What perspective functions as in the talk
What perspective functions as in the talk
A power struggle over narrative control
Adichie's realisation about literature representation
Adichie's realisation about literature representation
People like me could not exist in literature (she believed)
Adichie's definition of power
Adichie's definition of power
Ability to make your story of another the definitive one
What single stories rob from people
What single stories rob from people
Dignity and recognition of equal humanity
Solution to single stories per Adichie
Solution to single stories per Adichie
Multiplicity - many stories about people and places
What poverty stereotype erased (Fide's family)
What poverty stereotype erased (Fide's family)
Brother's artistic skill in making baskets
Adichie's roommate's assumption about her
Adichie's roommate's assumption about her
Expected tribal music and broken English
Adichie's own single story example
Adichie's own single story example
Associated all Mexicans with immigrants fleeing poverty