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:
Authenticity comes from having a personal history with a specific context. This could range from experiences, cultural or ethnic identity. Chinua Achebe provides this authentic perspective of the colonisation of his culture in Things Fall Apart because of his background as an Igbo man.
TS1:
There will always be more of an emotional connection between the author and the personal context they are writing about.
TS2:
Authenticity of the context can be seen through specific cultural customs or familiar feelings within it.
TS3:
Things Fall Apart is an indirect representation of the dual beliefs held in traditional Igbo beliefs.
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