My favorite text is a piece called “Anowa” by Ama Ataa Aidoo which was published in 1969. This book was first given to me by my father on my twelfth birthday. Although I was disappointed at first because I was expecting something "girly" for my birthday, I liked it when I read it because of the moral lessons it described and the language used in the room. However, I gained a deeper understanding of the test after conducting a postcolonial and feminist analysis of the text. In my postcolonial analysis, I saw that, in a sense, Anowa represents the moral fabric of traditional African society that is being destroyed by greed and the evil of slavery born from contact with European capitalism. A feminist analysis, on the other hand, shows that Anowa is a woman from the 1870s who struggles against a harmful perception of femininity in her society. The drama surrounds the story of a young woman called Anowa who disobeys her parents to marry a man-Kofi. Ako who has a reputation for indolence and migrates with him to a distant place. Childless after several years of marriage, Anowa realizes that Kofi has sacrificed his manhood for wealth. When Anowa realizes that Kofi, in disgrace, commits suicide, while Anowa also drowns. In a postcolonial analysis of “Anowa,” we can see evidence of colonialism. Colonialism is a situation in which an imperium or dominant center maintains a relationship of control and influence over colonies (Key Terms in Post-Colonial Theory, n.d.). In this drama, Aidoo depicts a crucial historical moment in Ghanaian history through the personal tragedy of Anowa and Kofi Ako. Anowa, in a sense, represents Africa, its destruction representing its conquest and the resulting collapse of morality, middle of paper... which made him reveal the secret of Kofi's wealth. After doing the above on my favorite text, Ama Ataa Aidoo's "Anowa", I realize that my appreciation for the text has increased because analyzing Anowa has given me a deeper understanding. depth of African colonialism and our cultural heritage through the personal lives of Anowa and Kofi. References Behrent, M. (1997). Ama Ata Aidoo: Anowa. Retrieved from http://www.postcolonialweb.org/africa/ghana/aidoo/anowa1.htmlKey terms in postcolonial theory. (nd). Retrieved from http://www.dbu.edu.org Lambert, J.M. (nd). Ama Ata Aidoo's Anowa: performative practice and postcolonial subject. Retrieved from https://etd.ohiolink.edu/ap:10:0::NO:10:P10_ACCESSION_NUM:miami1133810135Melanie Lord, AG (nd). Feminist theory. Retrieved January 17, 2014 from www.soc.iastate.edu/sapp/Feminist.ppt‎