The Girl Who Can

I believe that The Girl Who Can portrays many lessons that are useful to one at any age. In the beginning Adjoa is laughed at or stared at when she finally is able to express her thoughts. I believe that this happens to everyone when they are a child, and when they feel they have said something important or are genuinely interested in something, an older person shoots them down and makes them feel that what they have said is useless. Also this situation continues to happen many times throughout our childhood and adulthood, in which we have thoughts in our head but have trouble expressing them. I also feel that the most important lesson Ada teaches us in her short story, is that anyone of any age can teach someone else a lesson. Adoja's mother and grandmother thought they knew everything about Adjoa and how useless her legs were, but Adjoa proved them wrong by running and winning races, and teaches them that legs are not just useful for one purpose. I believe this is important because many adults feel that they know everything, and disregard things they believe to be wrong, but in reality can be taught a lesson by someone of any age. I believe adults should keep their eyes and mind open to experiences of younger adults or children, and see what they can learn from them.