The Common Thread Shared by Zora Neale Hurston and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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In her paper, Zora Hurston talks about the failure of white people to recognize African Americans' abilities. Similarly, in her talk, Chimamanda Adichie speaks about her experiences with white literature, white people, and how their knowledge of a single African story keeps them from understanding what Africans are capable of.
The common thread in Hurston and Adichie's works is that they both point out that white people do not understand what black people are capable of. About her roommate in university, Adichie says, "She assumed that I did not know how to use a stove." (Adichie). This statement appears trivial, but it points to a greater message that Adichie is trying to communicate. The message being; despit...