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The Breakfast Club by John Hughes, follows 5 unique students : the popular girl, the basket case, the geek, the bad boy and the jock. Forced to endure the restlessness of detention, the students are given an assignment to develop an essay that expresses who they are as an individual. After an afternoon of bonding, the student collective write : “You see us as you want to see us…each one of us is a brain, and an athlete, and a basket case, a princess, and a criminal. Does that answer your question? Sincerely yours, the Breakfast Club.” Despite the fictional aspect of the plot, The Breakfast Club is a prime example of high school life today. The behavioral efforts of students on a daily basis constitutes to a method of storytelling. In storytelling, the penman is of great …show more content…

Before African writers emerged, the world viewed Africa as “‘the antithesis of Europe and therefore of civilization”(Adeche, 1977, p.3) Joseph Conrad’s idea of a civilized nation is Europe, but his ignorance towards other forms of civilizations, lead Conrad to publish Heart of Darkness. Conrad’s interpretation of Africa in Heart of Darkness, being the only one at the time, created the daunting beastial stereotype of Africa. Though Conrad’s story does not entirely embody Africa today, his opinions still sway the minds of Americans today. Similarly, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie encounter a like situation where she fell victim to the single story of Africa. When arriving at an American Adichie’s roommate immediately feels pity for her. When Adichie questions her assumptions she highlights the impoverishment present parts of Africa based on a newspaper article she previously read. Adichie roommate's lack of knowledge prompted her to form a false opinion about African based on one story. When we only embrace one story, we fail to embrace the stories of

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