The Danger of a Single Story, is about Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie who proves that her identity is more complex than the stereotypes people impose on her. Her experience living in the United States reveals how her Nigerian identity is overlooked and interpreted in a stereotypical way. An example of this is when she recalls, “in the U.S., whenever Africa came up, people turned to me”(Adichie 46). This quote shows that simply being from Nigeria automatically makes her a representative for an entire continent, which puts her in a box. People assume that whenever Africa is mentioned, they can turn…