The Importance of Multiple Perspectives
In the Danger of a single story, what does Adichie state about the consequences of having only a single perspective
Adichie states that. “The consequence of the single story is this: It robs people of dignity. It makes our recognition of our equal humanity difficult. By only looking at a single perspective, it robs people of dignity by not expressing the whole truth.
In the Hamilton Articles, what is the difference between the articles
The difference between the articles is that some of the articles give the perspective of praising Lin Manuel Miranda for his creation of the play Hamilton while others show a perspective of criticism for his creation. It shows that each perspective can give a piece of information an entirely new meaning.
In King Lear, What complicated topics does Shakespeare show in his play?
King Lear covers topics about the power of family and how it can be used to destroy or heal individuals. Lear’s life is destroyed because his family (Goneril and Regan) betray him but it also shows how family can heal through the reunification of Lear and Cordelia.
In the Danger of a Single Story, what does Adichie say about the role of power and morality while creating literature
She states that “stories have been used to dispossess and malign, but stories can also be used to empower and humanize”.
In King Lear, what happens to Gloucester after Edgar tricks him into thinking he’s committed suicide
Gloucester is told “Think that the clearest gods ... have preserved thee”. Gloucester gains the will to live after he looks at his life from the perspective of being saved by the gods and not from the perspective of having just lost everything.
In the Educated Imagination by Northrop Frye, what does he state about how literature conveys complicated ideas
Frye states, “you wouldn't go to Macbeth to learn about the history of Scotland - you go to it to learn what a man feels like after he's gained a kingdom and lost a soul”. He states that literature is used to explain difficult topics such as emotions and feelings.
In the Educated Imagination, What does Frye state about the power and morality while creating literature
Frye states that, “Once anyone gets put into literature he’s taken over by literature, and whatever he was in real life could hardly matter less.”. This implies that authors have a lot of power over people because what they write ends up becoming the standard view of those people.