Adichie's Single Stories Analysis
Adichie's Overcoming Single Stories with the Growth of Her Characters In society, we are often guilty of developing our own story of people based solely on what we see. These speculations and false assumptions are what is known as a “single story”. Purple Hibiscus is an example of overcoming the single story, showing us no matter what personality is on the outside, there is more boiling under the surface. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie delves past her character's single stories, revealing their inner and outer conflicts with themselves and those around them. The beauty of Adichie's characters is that they develop single stories about each other. In doing this, she reveals their individual thoughts and characteristics. Eugene, for example,