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    The short story "The Girl Who Can" by Ama Ata Aidoo is about an African girl named Adjoa who loves to run and wins every running competition at her school. Adjoa's grandmother Nana believes Adjoa's thin legs mean she won't be able to have children. Adjoa struggles with her grandmother's negative views about her future prospects but uses her running ability to prove she can determine her own path despite her physical attributes.

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    The short story "The Girl Who Can" by Ama Ata Aidoo is about an African girl named Adjoa who loves to run and wins every running competition at her school. Adjoa's grandmother Nana believes Adjoa's thin legs mean she won't be able to have children. Adjoa struggles with her grandmother's negative views about her future prospects but uses her running ability to prove she can determine her own path despite her physical attributes.

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    The short story "The Girl Who Can" by Ama Ata Aidoo is about an African girl named Adjoa who loves to run and wins every running competition at her school. Adjoa's grandmother Nana believes Adjoa's thin legs mean she won't be able to have children. Adjoa struggles with her grandmother's negative views about her future prospects but uses her running ability to prove she can determine her own path despite her physical attributes.

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    GOROBAO, MARIA P.

    BSED-3A

    THE GIRL WHO CAN


    BY: AMA ATA AIDOO
    SYNOPSIS;

    The Girl Who Can is a short story written by Ama Ata Aidoo. It
    tells us about African women’s struggle to find their rightful
    place in society. the main character is Adjoa, a little African girl,
    who has thin legs that her grandmother, Nana thought she
    won’t be able to bear children with those legs. Adjoa loves to
    run and she always win in every running competition in her
    school. What she can’t deal with is her grandmothers view
    about her future. However, Adjoa can prove her desire in
    running and she can prove that she has good future with her
    physical condition.

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