With only a single story, the truth lies in the hands of the speaker. Through the speaker’s eyes, the world is seen at an angle. His view on the world may not be at the same angle of everyone else’s, but that is the beauty of human minds; our minds are not meant to function uniformly, even robots have the possibilities of malfunctioning. Therefore, just because an event has happened, it does not mean that the event will go unbiased. Many stories will be told and passed around, others will be written down, and some will go untold. Because a single story is an incomplete story, the truth is vague and measured upon one’s feelings, and therefore, dangerous.
In single stories, you hear from only one side as if the other ear is clogged. Like how we give a blind eye to the unwanted, we are giving the blind eye to the other side of a complete story, setting up barriers to what truth we want to keep and what truth we want out; this extinguishes the chances of being able to learn the whole truth. Narrators and storytellers are good examples as to how one can construct a story. They may read lines and recite phrases from a story, but when the time comes, to make things more appropriate, they change the story around. In Orwell’s 1984, the government is somewhat like the narrator of a story; although the people have the books in their hands, the government ad-libs along the way, changing history with the people’s unconscious consent. The government has the truth and the stories, but they respond by giving out one story, and all is depended upon that.
As history goes down, either in writing or in words, it descends in the same pattern, repeating after one another, following the one story made from the start. They trail behind the story that began it all and create a cycle of one-sided truths, consequently, like what Adichie said, making one story the only story.
Hi Paya! You have a very unique response. I really liked your explanation of why a one-sided story is dangerous. I liked how you stated that one-sided stories are seen at only one angle and agree with you that the beauty of human minds is that every mind has its own perspective. I also liked how you related the narrators and storytellers in real life to the government in 1984. I liked it when you mentioned that the government in 1984 knew the truth but only gave out one story and the citizens had no other choice but depend on that. I believe that you put a lot of thought into your response and really went into detail. I also love your use of diction and you had a lot of commentary making it very interesting. I really enjoyed reading your response. Overall, I think you did a great job with relating Adichie's video to 1984. Well done!
ReplyDeleteI liked the introduction of your blog. It set up your response nicely. You used a lot of really cool analogies. I thought your analogy between humans and robots was interesting. It put a vivid picture in my mind of how unique the human brain is. I liked how smooth and organized your response was. The organization made it easy to read. I liked the importance of control through the use of hands. Each of your descriptions had a hand which symbolizes power. The similarity between government power and an author was a great thought. I did not realize this similarity until now. Although you did a good job explaining the dangers of a single story, I would have liked to see more of a connection between 1984 and the video. I liked the conclusion about how history repeats itself. I believe it is true. The ending phrase was a catchy one. Your response was well done.
ReplyDeletePaya! Wowers! That was so well written! The introduction was extremely incredible! I love it. I really like how you used many things we read or discussed in class and compared it to each other. I like the robot thing. It is cool. You even summarized most of the questions asked on the AP Literature Blog... The analogies you used are understandable and relates to the topic(s). I really enjoy reading your blog. I really like the intro. It was an attention-getter. Your response shows that you have a great understanding in what we are discussing in class. Well use of transitions and commentaries. Keep up the good work!
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ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading your introduction; it was very well pieced together. I like reading books or just anything that I can vividly picture in my head. Maybe that is why I was having such a hard time getting through reading 1984? Anyways, you used a lot of analogies and I very well enjoyed it. But I felt as if you were dragging out on the analogies. Half of your response was about the single-side story but I felt it did not really relate back into depth with the video? And you should have talked more about the connection with 1984. I felt you kind of rushed into talking about 1984 and then went straight to talking about the history. I hope you understand what I am trying to say, but other than that great job!
This was a good analysis Paya; it was short, sweet, and to the point. You were able to capture the potency and the sad truth of the single story. The idea you presented in which there can never be a complete story given because our simple inability to analyze every aspect of every story. I also liked your connection to 1984 further pushing the power of the multiple stories involved. Another interesting thing you did was your use of similes and some very useful examples to get your point across. Overall a really good analysis.
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