Read The Short Story 'Wings For Nightinga'

1. What is the danger of a single story?

When we accept a single story, we accept an incomplete story. Consequently, we unconsciously create stereotypes which are untrue. Therefore, we tend to think that people that live in other countries are rather different than similar than us, and people who are being stereotyped feel as if they have lost their dignity. For example, Chimamanda said that she used to have one roommate who thought that she was poor, that she didn’t listen to the popular songs but songs from her native country, and silly things that were totally untrue. She felt very bad to know that people from other countries think towards Africans in that way.

Nevertheless, Chimamanda herself believed in a single story in which she
Write a theme for this short story. (What is the main message it is trying to convey? If you get stuck, use the guide at the end of this packet to help you write a theme.)

The theme is that life is worth living even if you are an elder.

3. If someone had not grown up in Ecuador and they read her story, how might someone view Ecuador after reading this story? (Use textual evidence to support your claims)

Someone that had not grown up in Ecuador might view Ecuador as a country where people are very religious and devoted this argument can be supported through the following quote; “The figures of the saint saints sitting on their home altar watch her impassively.” This quote tells us that the Dominga, the principal character, is very religious and devoted since she has not only one figure of a saint but many figures of saints. The story also mentions several time saints such as; virgin of Carmen and Marianita de
Not all Ecuadorians are religious. Also, nowadays people do not have many children. Couples usually decide to have one, two or maybe three children but no more. In addition, the majority of Ecuadorians do not like to read for leisure. They only read when they have to, which is really sad. This is a fact that has been proved by many statics that’s why the government and foundations are motivating Ecuadorians to read more.

However, it is true that in Ecuador people like to listen to stories. It is also true that Ecuadorians have good manners since many people treat you very cordially. Nevertheless, nowadays people live in cities, not in villages, and people are afraid of thieves because in Ecuador there is a lot of delinquency. Furthermore, the climate in Ecuador varies a lot sometimes it is hot but other times there is a lot of