Gender Thesis Statement and Outline #TFA

With reference to Things Fall Apart, discuss how an understanding of gender influences how the text may be understood.

Thesis:

In the novel, Things Fall Apart, a thorough understanding of the gender influences contributes remarkably to the readers conception of the community's social stratification, an elevated significance of central themes and conflicts, and the overall appreciation of authentic Igbo intricacies. 

Topic Sentence #1: 

An overarching awareness of the gender dynamics prevalent in an Umuofian context would propel the reader's fundamental comprehension of the hierarchical scaffold that Igbo society is founded upon.

Topic Sentence #2: 

An in-depth understanding of the central themes and conflicts that dominate the novel can be bolstered by the readers comprehension of gender influences in Umuofia during the early 19th century.

Topic Sentence #3: 

The authenticity of Igbo culture is retained in the articulation of vivid accounts of Umuofian societal affairs, which oft can be fortified by a rudimentary consciousness of gender values in the society at the time.