Blog Post #25: Thesis and Essay Outline

Prompt: The personal history of an author can have a significant influence on the way meaning is constructed in his/her writing. Comment on specific instances of such influence in Things Fall Apart.

Thesis Statement: In Things Fall Apart, Achebe's critical colonised Nigerian perspective allows for his personal history to influence the construction of his writing as it moulds representations of religion and culture through the presentations of traditions, subplots and characters which educate Africans on the reality of their history.

Topic Sentence 1: Achebe uses foil characters in both Christianity and the Igbo culture to identify the differences and similarities between culture creating a social equilibrium, removing possible savage perceptions. 

Topic Sentence 2: Side characters in Things Fall Apart give the audience and understanding of traditions and actions within compositional context, establishing how someone's character may influence the perception of religion.

Topic Sentence 3: He has allowed his personal experiences and context to influences parts of the novel in the form of subplots or plot developments in order to create a sense of relatability in the audience.

Blog Post #24: Thesis Statement and Outline

Thesis Statement: In Achebe's novel " Things Fall Apart", an understanding of gender roles allows a comprehension of the Igbo culture which defines how Okonkwo's character identifies and differs with his customs, exaggerating the symbolism of his tragic hero archetype and death.

Topic Sentence #1: Sub-plots and side characters within the novel provide the readers with other perspective which create a further understanding of gender roles of the Igbo culture, unlike Okonkwo ideologies..

Topic Sentence #2: This understanding formed identifies how Okonkwo's hamartia created by the ideals of the culture prevents him from embodying certain aspects like duality of their customs.

Topic Sentence #3: The internal conflict Okonkwo has concerning his cultures deals exaggerates the symbolism of his death, the death of a product of the Igbo people.  

Blog Post #23: Thesis Statement

Prompt: With reference to Things Fall Apart, show how sub-plots or secondary characters contribute to the reader’s understanding and appreciation of the work as a whole. 

Thesis Statement: In Things Fall Apart, Achebe uses secondary characters such as Unoka, Ikemefuna and Nowye to expand on the culture of the Igbo people with various developments of the plot, this allows readers to acquire an understanding of the impact of the British colonisation of the compositional context.