Terrific Thesis

Thesis: The personal background from which Chinua Achebe wrote the novel, Things Fall Apart, Is apparent throughout the novel and can be inferred from his portrayal of Igbo society, Igbo Culture and the arrival of the Christian missionaries as a means of catharsis and breaking the single story.

Topic Sentence 1: Having grown up in the time of the Christian missionaries, Chinua, having witnessed to the half-truths of the missionaries paints an accurate picture of Igbo society, capturing it in its entirety and not in the savage manner it has been depicted as previously.

Topic Sentence 2: An Igbo man himself, Achebe is intentional in his description of Igbo culture, illustrating its rich heritage in the manner he was never awakened to till later in his life.

Topic 3: Exposed to the Christian missionaries from an early age, Achebe paints an accurate picture using his own upbringing in portraying the arrival of the missionaries for both its positive and negative influences.   

Essay Outline: Gender Influences

Thesis: An understanding of gender influences in the novel Things Fall apart broadens a readers context of interpretation, gaining them increased perspective, contextual information and a greater appreciation of Igbo Culture; all key values in understanding the gravity of the text and its many messages.

Topic Sentence 1: A key supplement to their understanding, a reader’s perspective is the lens through which they view a story, an understanding of gender influences in Things fall apart would widen this lens allowing the reader to capture the minutiae of the novel’s salient themes and messages.

Topic Sentence 2: Similarly an understanding of gender influences increases the amount of contextual background information the reader possesses, allowing them to read the novel on a deeper level that reveals previously classed arcane elements - illuminating new themes and aspects.

Topic Sentence 3: Finally, an understanding of gender influences allows the reader to gain a better understanding of Igbo culture and therefore a better appreciation of the novel and many of its diverse yet authentic elements.