Chimamanda Adichie Started reading at the age of 2 And began to write at 7. She thought books were only about White people. Untill she found out they made african american books. Her american roomate felt sorry for her right when they met just because she was african american and from africa she wouldnt know english and have tribal music or use a stove. It made her feel bad because it makes her feel unimportant and poor. Her roomate might have seen and herd diffrent stories about african people and how poor they are from when she was little and now beleived they all are like that. Steriotypes affect people and everything. Before the went to mexico she also thought they were imagrints because of what people were saying about them, but it wasnt true. So you shouldnt beleive everything that you hear. She felt bad that she had judged them from the begining. You shouldnt Judge people by stories or apperances.
QUESTIONS
- What does it mean to have a 'single story' about a place or community?
- Describe a single story you have heard told about your community.Alot of people think that where i live is really ghetto since its in east austin
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- What is missing from that story? How could people learn more about that community?People maybe think that because there are alot of dropouts and might think all people there are stupid. But there are some good things and not just EAST austin in bad, other places are too.
- Describe a single story you have heard about another community. I have herd alot of things about black people, like that they are ghetto but not all black people are ghetto in involved in gang activity and violence, some are smart.
- How did you learn that story? I learned that story threw movies and what people say.
- How could you find out more about that community? I can go there and experience it your self.
- How could a game let players experience many stories about a place or community? They might give only BAD messages or only GOOD messages about one culture or one raice.
