A Ghost's Dilemma is a short play written by Ghanaian writer Ama Ata Aidoo. The story is about a young Ghanaian, Ato, who is currently studying in America. Here he meets and falls in love with Eulalie; an African American girl living in America. When he returns home with his new bride, Ato is torn between his family's traditional customs and his wife's Western culture. His marriage and his wife's behavior become a source of great criticism from both family members and the Ghanaian community at large. The writer uses various scenarios to highlight the difference between traditional African culture and modern Western culture. When two cultures meet, there is usually an unpleasant point. Either one tries to dominate the other, or both struggle to be accepted. This is demonstrated by Eulalie's behavior in the presence of her in-laws and the reaction of Ato's family after learning of his bride. Eulalie's disgust with the ways and means in which her fiancé's family relates to her highlights the theme of culture clash. Eulalie considers many of Ato's family customs backward and despises many of them. He also makes ignorant statements about African women and culture. He states that all palm trees are the same and declares that knowing the difference doesn't really matter. The woman's casual act of smoking and excessive drinking displeases Ato's family and even Ato himself. Ato's family, however, manifests the prejudice of considering African Americans inferior because they are descendants of slaves. They think it's strange that Eulalie has no tribe or last name, comparing her to a "rootless tree." When they hear that Eulalie is of African descent, the women in the house begin to cry... middle of paper... she and her sister appear to enjoy the deliciousness of the snail meat while Eulalie is clearly disgusted by the sight and refers to the snails as “horrible creatures”. Ato's mother is rather mortified that Eulalie's taboos are also Ato's taboos instead of the other way around. Even when relatives think that Eulalie is sterile, they try to “deal” with her condition in the African way and this annoys Eulalie a lot. Another thing is that family members can't even call his name correctly and prefer to use names like "Hurere". Throughout the story, the writer uses the different lives of an African family and their union with an African American to show the cultural divide that occurs. Their daily life shows how people of different cultures strive to live together under one roof. The clash between cultures is depicted in how they react to each other in different circumstances.