Chinua Achebe’s “Things Fall Apart”

1. A strong thesis or central argument. The thesis can be on any aspect of African culture, power, society that is represented in Chinua Achebe’s tiny novel (also called a novella) “Things Fall Apart.” Just remember that a thesis is an argument which also highlights a contradiction. 2. An Introduction that establishes context for your essay, including a very brief description of the novel and its historical context. While the novel was published in 1958, it depicts pre-colonial Africa, on the cusp of getting colonized. Yes, the novel is about the specific Igbo tribe of Nigeria, yet it can be said to represent Africa at large. 3. Body paragraphs that thoroughly discuss the ideas pertaining to your thesis. 4. Quotations from primary text that are interpreted 5. The essay should take the argument from at least 1 scholarly source. When you use secondary criticism, you are expected to understand what the main argument of the secondary criticism is and borrow the idea from the secondary criticism and use the ideas in your essay. 6. I am posting three works of secondary criticisms and you are free to pick from them if they fit your topic, one that you wish to include in your essay. 7. Give a title to your essay. I will provide the power point slides on interpretation “Things Fall Apart” from the class.