"Can woman be detective?"

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“The Ladies’ Detective Agency,” by Alexander McCall Smith is the reflection of unchanged third world. There are many concerns regarding a woman’s temptation and challenging in third world. The author chose to focus on in their day-to-day life.  He also highlighted their strengths and success. In this book the main character, Ramotswe, has an instinctive talent for solving mysteries.  

Ramotswe   faced different kind of obstacle before she reaches her goal. Her journey starts when she was 8 years old. Her mother died when she was very young.  Her father’s cousin looked after the family. She also missed her dad, and her baby, as they were both deceased. In addition, she was abandoned by her abusive husband when she was younger.  She knows what her people’s challenges’ are. Before she becomes a first female detective, she first has to face challenges from her society. For example, “Is it possible for women to become detective?”

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Ramotswe learned about the differences between right and wrong at Sunday school. She was clever and kind. She loves the people of Africa and wanted to help solve their problems. She worked in the taxi company. One day she found a mistake of two thousand pula. A man lost his job and it was the beginning of her detective work. She likes to deliver justice. Spending the money she got from selling her late father’s cattle to see up a Ladies’ Detective Agency.  She also set herself up as her country’s first female detective. That the mysteries that were solve in her agency included a missing father, missing husband, and missing boy.

Ramotswe has known great love, loss, and pain in her life. On the other hand, all these circumstances made her stronger. She was determined and capable of reaching her goal and helping people. She is a fantastic protagonist. She is a woman who stands up for herself and loves Africa despite its problems.