Read the excerpt from "The Danger of a Single Story" by
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.
I grew up under repressive military governments that
devalued education, so that sometimes, my parents
were not paid their salaries. And so, as a child, I saw jam
disappear from the breakfast table, then margarine
disappeared, then bread became too expensive, then
milk became rationed. And most of all, a kind of
normalized political fear invaded our lives.
Which question about the repetition in the excerpt is the
best one to ask in a group discussion?
O How does Adichie use repetition to support the
rhetorical appeal?
O Why does Adichie include repetition rather than
ethos?
O How does the use of repetition appeal to
Adichie's audience?
O Why does Adichie focus the repetition on food?