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• Discussion of the Role of the Narrator and Theme of Cultural Tradition

  In the following essay, Liz Brent discusses the role of the narrator and the theme of cultural tradition in ‘‘No Sweetness Here.''

• The Defense of Culture in Ama Ata Aidoo's "No Sweetness Here": The Use of Orality as a Textual Strategy

  In the following essay on Ama Ata Aidoo's "No Sweetness Here," Ode Ogede describes Ata Aidoo's work as a defense of both culture and womanhood, and defends the use orality as a means of achieving a textual representation of the particular forms of orality that draws on the ‘‘aesthetics of orality.’’

• Ama Ata Aidoo: The Art of the Short Story and Sexual Roles in Africa

  In the following essay on Ama Ata Aidoo's collection of short stories entitled No Sweetness Here, Lloyd W. Brown examines the author's ironic perspective on the traditional roles of women, particularly rural women, in Africa.

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1. No Sweetness Here: Introduction
2. No Sweetness Here: Summary
3. No Sweetness Here: Ama Ata Aidoo Biography
4. No Sweetness Here: Characters
5. No Sweetness Here: Themes
6. No Sweetness Here: Style
7. No Sweetness Here: Historical Context
8. No Sweetness Here: Critical Overview
9. No Sweetness Here: Essays and Criticism
   1. Discussion of the Role of the Narrator and Theme of Cultural Tradition
   2. The Defense of Culture in Ama Ata Aidoo's "No Sweetness Here": The Use of Orality as a Textual Strategy
   3. Ama Ata Aidoo: The Art of the Short Story and Sexual Roles in Africa
10. No Sweetness Here: Compare and Contrast
11. No Sweetness Here: Topics for Further Study
12. No Sweetness Here: What Do I Read Next?
13. No Sweetness Here: Bibliography and Further Reading
14. No Sweetness Here: Pictures
15. Copyright

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