Moving from principle to example, Adichie’s TED Talk The Danger of a Single Story (2009) argues that lives flatten when we accept one narrative. Her remedy is curiosity disciplined by respect: ask for the second story, then the third. In novels like Americanah (2013), characters use their questions about race, migration, and belonging to trouble convenient certainties. Thus, the brave question is not a spotlight on the asker’s cleverness; it is a lantern held out so more people can step into view. [...]
