Question

When Chimanda Ngozi Adichie began to write stories as a child, what did she write about?

a. She wrote stories about people who were white and blue-eyed and ate apples and played in the snow.


b. She wrote stories about Nigerian children who ate mangoes and played outside.


c. She wrote stories about animals that she saw in her environment.


d. She wrote stories about things that she saw in her dreams--unicorns and dragons and best of all princesses.

Answer 1

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie initially wrote stories about white, blue-eyed people who ate apples and played in the snow, influenced by the British and American children's books she read.

Step-by-step explanation:

When Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie began writing stories as a young girl, she initially wrote about characters who were foreign to her own experience: white, blue-eyed people who ate apples and played in the snow, much like the British and American children's books she read at the time. This reflects the answer choice (a). However, her writing evolved as she discovered African literature, which helped her realize that her own Nigerian experiences and identity could be represented in her writing. Adichie's transition from writing stories about characters and experiences far removed from her own to those that reflected her reality underscores the importance of diverse narratives in literature and the impact they have on young readers and writers.