Things Fall ApartCulminating Task

Central Question

What does it mean for things to fall apart?

Prompt

Write a character analysis of Okonkwo. In your analysis, consider how internal and external factors influence his relationships and contribute to his fate at the end of the novel.

In your response, be sure to do the following:

• Include a clearly stated thesis that conveys your stance.

• Summarize Okonkwo’s story, experiences, and motivations.

• Develop your thesis through a sequence of claims related to internal factors (e.g., beliefs, fears, traits) and external factors (e.g., plot events and developments, setting).

• Use specific examples from the text.

• Clearly communicate your analysis through effective word choices, sentence and paragraph development, and transitions among ideas.

• Use the conventions of usage, mechanics, and punctuation.