The Danger of a Single Story — Shadowing

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I'm a storyteller.

I grew up on a university campus in eastern Nigeria.

So I was an early reader and what I read were British and American children's books.

We didn't have snow, we ate mangoes, and we never talked about the weather because there was no need to.

What this demonstrates, I think, is how impressionable and vulnerable we are in the face of a story, particularly as children.

I realized that people like me, girls with skin the color of chocolate whose kinky hair could not form ponytails, could also exist in literature.

📖 Key Vocabulary

storyteller

/ˈstɔːriˌtelər/

noun

이야기꾼

A person who tells or writes stories.

campus

/ˈkæmpəs/

noun

캠퍼스

The grounds and buildings of a university or college.

impressionable

/ɪmˈpreʃənəbəl/

adjective

영향을 쉽게 받는

Easily influenced, especially because of being young or inexperienced.

vulnerable

/ˈvʌlnərəbəl/

adjective

취약한

Open to being hurt, influenced, or affected.

literature

/ˈlɪtərətʃər/

noun

문학

Written works such as novels, stories, poems, and plays.

✏️ 빈칸 채우기 Quiz

Fill in the blank: "I'm a ___."

Fill in the blank: "I grew up on a university ___ in eastern Nigeria."

Fill in the blank: "What this demonstrates, I think, is how ___ and vulnerable we are in the face of a story, particularly as children."

Fill in the blank: "I realized that people like me, girls with skin the color of chocolate whose kinky hair could not form ponytails, could also exist in ___."