Two Sisters by Ama Ata Aidoo

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Two Sisters is a short story written by Ama Ata Aidoo. Since Connie and Mercy have lost their parents, they turn to one another. Connie, the eldest, tends to behave motherly towards Mercy. Although Mercy gets angry with her sister for being judgmental towards her, Mercy can’t say too much about it when Connie’s husband, James, is supporting them both. On the surface, Connie appears to be much more settled than Mercy. Connie is married to a man she loves, has a child, and another one on the way. Further, Connie is educated and works as a teacher. However, things aren’t as wonderful as they seem on the surface. Connie’s husband is a philanderer and makes her sleep facing a wall so that he doesn’t have to see her pregnant belly.