Adichie Paraphrase

Summarizing and paraphrasing are both very similar, but each have different effects when used in writing. A summary is a short explanation of the refeerenced text which can include the author’s own words. It’s used in order to condense a larger piece of writing into a shorter piece, including only the key details and the big picture ideas. These are important to include so that the audience, no matter who it is, is able to fully understand the basis behind the claim which is being made. Paraphrasing is different in the fact that the writer is using a quote from the original author and rewording it in order to get across the same message. Although a summary is usually shorter than the original text, paraphrasing is often the same length as the original quote. Paraphrasing also implies citing, while summaries don’t always have to be cited. Paraphrasing also gives the writer room to include their own opinion about the piece that they are pulling from. On the other hand summarizing is non biased and therefore does not include the writer’s personal opinion.

Quote #1

“Like our economic and political worlds, stories too are defined by the principle of nkali: How they are told, who tells them, when they’re told, how many stories are told, are really dependent on power.“

Paraphrase #1

Each story’s greatness, or nkali, can be determined by certain characteristics much like different place’s economic and political systems. These characteristics can include : who is delivering the message or how they are delivering it.

Quote #2

“Power is the ability not just to tell the story of another person, but to make it the definitive story of that person.“

Paraphrase #2

A powerful story is one in which the author is able to define a person rather than simply telling a story about a person.