Blog Post #24 - Thesis Statement and Topic Statement

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:
The personal history within Chinua Achebe is a key factor that plays an important role in his novel ‘Things Fall Apart.’ His background as an author influences his or her perception on the world, therefore creating an indirect portrayal of the world through the selection of characters and the development of the plot.

Topic Sentence #1:
Being raised in a family of Christian converts, Achebe was surrounded by both the Christian and Igbo religions from a young age, gaining precious knowledge which allowed him to see two different perspectives of the world.

Topic Sentence #2:
A second aspect is the historic context. During Achebe’s childhood, he experienced the undergoing of colonization which influenced his perception of the world.

Topic Sentence #3:

Cultural context plays an influential part in the way the author was raised are found in the novel as Achebe shows the Igbo culture in a different light making the culture easier to accept and understand by Western standards.

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