The consequence of the single story is this: It robs people of dignity. It makes our recognition of our equal humanity difficult. ... The single story creates stereotypes, and the problem with stereotypes is not that they are untrue, but that they are incomplete. They make one story become the only story.
Adichie's words of caution are an important reminder of the responsibility we have as teachers to tell stories well and to teach our students how to read and understand others' stories. ...
The risk of the single story, the one perspective, is that it can lead us to default assumptions, conclusions and decisions that may be incomplete, and may lead to misunderstanding. Operating from the context of a single story can prevent us from a more complex, nuanced view of a situation.
