I am trying to analyse the poem "In the Round Tower at Jhansi" and trying to find a thesis of which I can argue. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks = )

The poem commemorates a historical event - often called the Indian Mutiny, it was an Indian uprising against the British colonists, who were massacred. In the poem, they stand in the tower and see the swelling masses below, and decide to take their own lives rather than be overtaken by the revolt. One thesis could be about perspective - how would the Indians, who feel oppressed, feel about those that kill themselves rather than face punishment? Another could be analyzing or arguing the decision to kill oneself rather than fight, and comparing that to British colonial position. The main themes are about life/death, and choices, so anything in that vein would work.

The point of view seems omniscient; an outside force is observing what is going on with these two young marrieds. The male figure obviously believes that the only way to deal with their being outnumbered is to commit homocide. I think a case can be made that he kills her so that she will not be subject to the horrors of being outnumbered in a war situation - women are often treated so badly by soldiers in the aftermath of an attack. Possibly, however, they are going to die together. As they say good-bye to each other at the end, perhaps he will shoot her first and then kill himself, again a reaction to being outnumbered.

The point of view seems omniscient; an outside force is observing what is going on with these two young marrieds. The male figure obviously believes that the only way to deal with their being outnumbered is to commit homocide. I think a case can be made that he kills her so that she will not be subject to the horrors of being outnumbered in a war situation - women are often treated so badly by soldiers in the aftermath of an attack. Possibly, however, they are going to die together. As they say good-bye to each other at the end, perhaps he will shoot her first and then kill himself, again a reaction to being outnumbered.

The poem commemorates a historical event - often called the Indian Mutiny, it was an Indian uprising against the British colonists, who were massacred. In the poem, they stand in the tower and see the swelling masses below, and decide to take their own lives rather than be overtaken by the revolt. One thesis could be about perspective - how would the Indians, who feel oppressed, feel about those that kill themselves rather than face punishment? Another could be analyzing or arguing the decision to kill oneself rather than fight, and comparing that to British colonial position. The main themes are about life/death, and choices, so anything in that vein would work.