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What does it mean?
Stories often shape people and their identities more than people shape stories.
In plain terms
We think we control stories but stories usually control us.
What can you take from it?
Narratives influence human behavior more than we realize.

Where it applies

  • reading
  • identity formation
  • media consumption

Putting it to work

  • critical reading
  • self-reflection
  • awareness

Questions to consider

  • Who really controls the stories we tell?
  • How do narratives shape identity?

Another view

People still have agency to reject or change stories.

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