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Chimamanda grew up in a middle class loving family in Eastern Nigeria. Growing up she was given only a single story of poor people that mad her think they weren't hard-workers. Growing up she only read American and British book which led to her only imagining characters with blonde hair and blue eyes. Affecting her way of seeing other people that did not meet those characteristics.

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Chimamandas' main purpose is to inform people that their perspectives can change about other if they open their minds. The author wants to end stereotyping and persuade people to get out of their bubble and hear peoples stories. Also, to share her experience in life as someone who is from Nigeria.

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Target- Anyone that has been stereotyped to let them know they are not alone.
Larger- Americans who have an incorrect perspective of Africa.

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The speaker did not have access to books from Africa so she only read about people who have blue eyes and blonde hair. When

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Chimamanda decided to speak on the topic of stereotyping now since she was moved by the fact that people build their own perspectives of others without knowing all of the facts first. This moved her to speak about stereotyping and issues in Africa that do not have enough attention. This way she also talks about her life so readers learn her story and then form their opinion.

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1. Chimamanda explains her feelings towards those that were poor in Nigeria. She explains that she felt pity causing the readers to feel the same way towards those who could not afford a good life.
2. The speaker also explains a time her roommate in the U.S patronized her in a well-meaning way with pity.
3. Lastly, she gives as an example the time she stereotyped Mexicans to be one way just to find out they were different so she felt shame.

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1.The way she wrote about people was, "All my characters were white and blue-eyed, they played in the snow, they ate apples, and they talked a lot about the weather, how lovely it was that the sun had come out." All which people in Nigeria did not do.
2. In order to give attention to the catastrophes she states, " There are immense ones, such as the horrific rapes in Congo and depressing ones, such as the fact that 5,000 people apply for one job vacancy in Nigeria. But there are other stories that are not about catastrophe, and it is very important, it is just as important, to talk about them."

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1. The author had only one story of how people looked because of the books she read which were American and British although she never saw those types of descriptions in Africa.
2. Chimamanda provided examples of catastrophes in Africa to give a light into what happens where she is from.

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1. Chimamanda establishes her credibility by informing readers of where she comes from and her experience with the topic of stereotyping.
2. Also, she stated ways she had family and friends pass away to establish that she understands what others go through.

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1. In the beginning of the story she states, "So I felt enormous pity for Fide's family." Over a family that was extremely poor and worked for her family.
2. Next, the speaker explains the point of view of her roommate that stereotyped her as, "She had felt sorry for me even before she saw me."
3. Lastly, Chimamanda explained hawse felt after finding out that Mexicans were not how she expected them to be "abject immigrants." Later she says, "I had bought into the single story of Mexicans and I could not have been more ashamed of myself."

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1. Shows where she comes from by saying, "I come from a conventional, middle-class Nigerian family" which then later she moved to the United States to attend a university. This allowed her to learn the stories of more people and make her own stories.
2. To share the stuff she has experienced she states, "My cousin Polle died because he could not get adequate healthcare. One of my closest friends, Okoloma, died in a plane crash because our fire trucks did not have water."