Ama Ata Aidoo And The Akan Culture A Critique Of The Dilemma Of A Ghost And Anowa
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC & TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH VOLUME 2, ISSUE 9, SEPTEMBER 2013
ISSN 2277-8616
Ama Ata Aidoo And The Akan Culture A Critique Of
The Dilemma Of A Ghost And Anowa
Confidence Gbolo Sanka, Felicia Annin, Cecilia Addei
ABSTRACT: The paper focuses on the relationship that exists between literature and culture through a critical analysis of Ama Ata Aidoo‘s The Dilemma of a Ghost and Anowa. This exercise has become necessary due to the misconception that some people usually have about literature and the way it relates to our lives. Thus there is sometimes the misconceived idea that literature is only imaginative, fictional, and creative but does not address issues related to everyday life. The paper corrects this misunderstanding about literature by exploring the literary qualities and cultural issues that have been highlighted by Aidoo in her two plays as well as relating such issues of mores and ethos to the Akan living culture.
Index Terms: culture, literature, feminism, marriage, extended family, child bearing
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(i)The independent and abstract noun which describes a general process of intellectual, spiritual and aesthetic development (ii) the independent noun, whether used generally or specifically, which indicates a particular way of life, whether of a people, a period, a group or humanity in general and (iii) the independent and abstract noun which describes the works and practices of intellectual and especially artistic activity. This seems often now the most widespread use: culture is music, literature, painting and sculpture, theatre and film. A
Ministry of Culture refers to these specific activities, sometimes with the addition of philosophy, scholarship and history (Williams, 1983:90).
1 Introduction
To be able to come out with a convincing argument about how literature and culture are intertwined and how they affect every aspect of our lives, an effort has been made to look at the definitions of the two words
ISSN 2277-8616
Ama Ata Aidoo And The Akan Culture A Critique Of
The Dilemma Of A Ghost And Anowa
Confidence Gbolo Sanka, Felicia Annin, Cecilia Addei
ABSTRACT: The paper focuses on the relationship that exists between literature and culture through a critical analysis of Ama Ata Aidoo‘s The Dilemma of a Ghost and Anowa. This exercise has become necessary due to the misconception that some people usually have about literature and the way it relates to our lives. Thus there is sometimes the misconceived idea that literature is only imaginative, fictional, and creative but does not address issues related to everyday life. The paper corrects this misunderstanding about literature by exploring the literary qualities and cultural issues that have been highlighted by Aidoo in her two plays as well as relating such issues of mores and ethos to the Akan living culture.
Index Terms: culture, literature, feminism, marriage, extended family, child bearing
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(i)The independent and abstract noun which describes a general process of intellectual, spiritual and aesthetic development (ii) the independent noun, whether used generally or specifically, which indicates a particular way of life, whether of a people, a period, a group or humanity in general and (iii) the independent and abstract noun which describes the works and practices of intellectual and especially artistic activity. This seems often now the most widespread use: culture is music, literature, painting and sculpture, theatre and film. A
Ministry of Culture refers to these specific activities, sometimes with the addition of philosophy, scholarship and history (Williams, 1983:90).
1 Introduction
To be able to come out with a convincing argument about how literature and culture are intertwined and how they affect every aspect of our lives, an effort has been made to look at the definitions of the two words
References: [1]. Agyekum, K. (2007), Introduction to Literature, MediaDESISGN, Accra, pp. 162. [2]. Aidoo, A. A. (1965), The Dilemma of a Ghost, Longman Group Limited, Essex, pp. 50 [3]. Aidoo, A. A., (1970), Anowa, Longman Group Limited, London, pp. 64. 95 IJSTR©2013 www.ijstr.org