The Danger Of A Single Story Summary

Social Framing and its Cultural Influences Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, a Nigerian novelist states in her presentation, The Danger of a Single Story, that a “single story creates stereotypes, and the problem with stereotypes is not that they are untrue, but that they are incomplete. They make one story become the only story” (The Danger of a Single Story). Briefly, this Ted presentation addresses the reoccurring issue in society due to media’s limitations and shortcomings. Often, portrayals in media tend to be underdeveloped and repetitious, especially relating to minority groups, causing people to sub-consciously create oversimplified perspectives of such groups. Whether a particular statement may be accurate Chimamanda highlights the dangers of looking at a particular situation through a single lens, which greatly resembles Jim O’Brien’s cautionary statements regarding 9/11.
Immediately and for years to come, campaigns of justice, freedom, and wars against terrorism were deeply embedded into American values. Although the areas of focus in the two articles are quite different, the core themes embedded in them have striking similarities. Media is both a reflection on society and a social construct. That being said, media’s ability to frame a particular event, in this case 9/11, can greatly influence the perspectives and actions of the