Danger of a Single Story 1. What came to mind when you first heard Adichie's title, “the danger of a single story”? Based on its title, what did you expect Adichie's talk to be like? 2. In her opening sentence, Adichie identifies herself as a storyteller. In what ways are reading and storytelling related for her? How do the stories she read as a child affect the stories she writes now? 3. "The single story creates stereotypes, and the problem with stereotypes is not that they are untrue, but that they are incomplete.” What do you think Adichie means here? Do you agree with her? 4. In listening to the talk, did you feel a sense of connection or identification with Adichie? If so, how do you think that happened? 5. What single stories have you heard about others? About yourself? In what way(s) are these stories incomplete? 6. What do you think Adichie means by saying, at the end, that to reject the single story is to "regain a kind of paradise"? When a single story is rejected as untrue or impossible, what takes its place?