I found Adichie's monologue incredibly interesting. Her thoughts on the "single story" are relatable to anybody. Everybody falls victim to assuming things about a society. I know that I, for one, was surprised when she said that she came from a standard middle class family given her education and intelligent sound of speech. The whole "single story" concept really stuck with me. The fact that she, a fully educated woman, also fell victim to that idea of being so impressionable just by a couple stories was incredible.
Personally, I have only been to Mexico on a mission trip, so it is a given that the area I visited was an impoverished one. But, that is my only true reference to what Mexico is like. It is therefore very difficult to picture any wealthy are of Mexico, although I do know that many exist. Our minds are so incredibly impressionable by just one point of view. I know deep down that of course the area I visited was one of the worse areas, but it is still the only personal reference that comes to mind when Mexico is mentioned.
Then there is the idea that Adichie spoke of how she didn't think that there were anybody but white people in books. It is tragic that the only books accessible to her were not even relatable to her. She thought that in order to write, she would have to write about something she had no connection to and couldn't relate to whatsoever. This is ironic because that is the complete opposite of what writing is. Any decent writing is rooted from a deep seeded and personal connection to the topic. It is easily distinguishable those books that are based on passion rather than based on fact.
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