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A Study Guide for Ama Ata Aidoo's "No Sweetness Here," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Literature of Developing Nations for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Literature of Developing Nations For Students for all of your research needs.
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A Study Guide for Ama Ata Aidoo's "No Sweetness Here" - Gale
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No Sweetness Here
Ama Ata Aidoo
1970
Introduction
Ama Ata Aidoo’s short story No Sweetness Here
first appeared in 1970 as the title piece in No Sweetness Here, Aidoo’s first collection of stories.
The story is narrated by a character known as Chicha, which is the local pronunciation of teacher.
Chicha is a Westernized woman who is the school-teacher in the small Fanti village of Bamso. As the story opens, she is visiting Maami Ama, whose beautiful ten-year-old son Kwesi is Chicha’s favorite pupil. Maami Ama tells Chicha of her seven-year-long marriage to Kodjo Fi; although she is his first wife, her husband has neglected her and shut her away from the rest of his family. The divorce proceedings between Maami Ama and Kodjo Fi take place the following day. As a result, Kwesi is to be taken away from his mother and placed in the custody of his father, who has taken no interest in him up to this point. Shortly after this decision is made, Kwesi is found bitten by a snake, and dies that night. After Kwesi’s funeral, Chicha finds Maami Ama alone in her hut, clutching Kwesi’s schoolbooks and uniform in agonized
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