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- The Character Analysis Essay
- The Introduction
- Hook
- Mention author and title of work
- Two to three sentences which discuss Okonkwo generally
- Thesis statement : indicates that the essay will cover both strengths and weaknesses.
- The Hook
- This essay will be about Okonkwo in Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
- The book is called Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe.
- In the novel, Things Fall Apart, Chinua Achebe introduces his main character, Okonkwo.
- Sentence C
- In the novel, Things Fall Apart, Chinua Achebe introduces his main character, Okonkwo.
- This sentence correctly introduces the title, the author and the subject matter. It does not use the “purpose” statements of the previous examples nor does it use the words “essay”, “topic” or “paper”.
- 2) Mention two to three Statements about the Character.
- Okonkwo’s a really good guy, he’s just misunderstood a lot. He is described in many different ways.
- In spite of his father being a failure, Okonkwo starts working hard and sets goals for himself so he will not end up like his father. He wants to be prosperous and works hard to gain this, but does not always make the best choices.
- Option A
- Okonkwo’s a really good guy, he’s just misunderstood a lot. He is described in many different ways.
- Option B
- In spite of his father being a failure, Okonkwo starts working hard and sets goals for himself so he will not end up like his father. He wants to be prosperous and works hard to gain this, but does not always make the best choices.
- 3) Thesis statement
- He is strong and hardworking, but he is also violent and very impatient.
- His strengths are that he is strong and hardworking and his weaknesses are that he is violent and very impatient.
- I’ll talk to you about his strengths and weaknesses.
- Thesis A
- He is strong and hardworking, but he is also violent and very impatient.
- This is a good thesis; it states both strengths and weaknesses and is simple and to the point!
- The First Body Paragraph : Strengths
- Topic sentence: both strengths stated
- Introduce quotation and then insert quotation
- Explain how quotation supports your point
- State second strength.
- Introduce quotation and then insert quotation
- Explain how quotation supports your point
- Topic Sentence
- One of his strengths is that he is strong.
- He has a lot of strengths.
- Okonkwo is both strong and hardworking.
- Topic Sentence A
- One of his strengths is that he is strong.
- This topic sentence only states one of the strengths. Because you’re talking about two, the topic sentence needs to mention both.
- Topic Sentence B
- He has a lot of strengths.
- This thesis does not actually mention the two strengths. It is too vague to be a strong topic sentence.
- Topic Sentence C
- Okonkwo is both strong and hardworking.
- This topic sentence is perfect; it is short but also mentions both strengths.
- 2) Introduce quotation and then insert quotation
- The following quote, “he had brought honor to his village by throwing Amalinze the Cat” (Achebe 3) proves he is strong.
- In the book it says, “he had brought honor to his village by throwing Amalinze the Cat.”
- While still quite young, “he had brought honor to his village by throwing Amalinze the Cat” (Achebe 3).
- Intro quotation #1
- The following quote, “he had brought honor to his village by throwing Amalinze the Cat” (Achebe 3) proves he is strong.
- It is not good practice to write “following quote”. It is not a smooth quotation integration. You should also not use the word “prove’ with literature.
- Intro quotation #2
- In the book it says, “he had brought honor to his village by throwing Amalinze the Cat.”
- First, you should use the word “novel”, not “book”. Also, you will notice “it” doesn’t actually refer to anything and is a vague reference. It’s also missing the parenthetical reference (last name of author plus page number in parenthesis)
- Intro quotation #3
- While still quite young, “he had brought honor to his village by throwing Amalinze the Cat” (Achebe 3).
- This is a good introduction to the quotation because it offers context (information about the quotation) and is still a complete thought with the quotation.
- 3) Explanation
- A) This quote proves that Okonkwo is strong.
- B) Okonkwo’s strength is proved due to the fact that he beat Amalinze.
- C) Okonkwo’s ability to beat a famous wrestler at a young age shows how he has great physical strength.
- Thesis B
- His strengths are that he is strong and hardworking and his weaknesses are that he is violent and very impatient.
- While this is an acceptable thesis, it is needlessly wordy with the words “strengths” and “weaknesses.” Good writing is simple.
- Explanation A
- This quote proves that Okonkwo is strong.
- Notice that this explanation does not actually explain why the quotation illustrates Okonkwo’s strength. The writer leaves it up to the reader to figure out why. The writer also used “proves” which is not an appropriate term for English ( you can “prove” a math equation, but not a literary opinion)
- Explanation B
- Okonkwo’s strength is proved due to the fact that he beat Amalinze.
- While this is slightly better than the first explanation, it does not explain very well; why does beating Amalinze illustrate his strength? Also, the phrase, “due to the fact” is unnecessarily complicated and should be simpler .
- Explanation C
- Okonkwo’s ability to beat a famous wrestler at a young age shows how he has great physical strength.
- This explanation points out the context of the quotation and show how it supports Okonkwo is strong. It also avoids seeming repetitive by writing “strength” instead of “strong” .
- Last,
- 4) State second strength.
- 5) Introduce quotation and then insert quotation
- Explain how quotation supports your point
- After you state the second strength, you repeat the previous process: introduce the quotation, insert the quotation, and explain how the quotation supports your point.
- Thesis C
- I’ll talk to you about his strengths and weaknesses.
- This thesis uses first person (never used in formal essays) and does not mention the strengths or weaknesses. It is too informal and sounds as if the writer is “chatting” with us.
- Sentence B
- The book is called Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe.
- Sentence A
- This essay will be about Okonkwo in Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
- For the Weaknesses,
- You’d follow the exact same procedure: state both weaknesses, introduce a quotation and then insert the quotation, and then explain it. State the second weakness, introduce the quotation and then insert the quotation, and then explain it.
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- Notes on the Conclusion
- For the conclusion, it is always best to avoid “I”.
- Many of you put “I think______ will happen” when you could simply have put “_______ will happen because_____.” Using I, you or we is not appropriate for formal writing.
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