The Girl Who Can by Ama Ata Aidoo (Grade 12 NSC Matric English FAL): Flashcards
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Protagonist of 'The Girl Who Can'
Protagonist of 'The Girl Who Can'
Adjoa, a seven-year-old girl
Author of 'The Girl Who Can'
Author of 'The Girl Who Can'
Ama Ata Aidoo
Setting of the story
Setting of the story
Postcolonial Ghana, small village
Central symbol
Central symbol
Adjoa's thin legs
Nana's representation
Nana's representation
Traditional worldview and cultural expectations
Story's turning point
Story's turning point
Adjoa excels in running at track competition
Narrative technique
Narrative technique
First-person point of view
Genre of the story
Genre of the story
Coming-of-age story/bildungsroman
Running symbolism
Running symbolism
Freedom, agency, and self-discovery
Ghana independence year
Ghana independence year
1957