It depends on what type of essay you are writing . If it’s argumentative it also depends on if you are writing it for the intro. The intro goes:
Hook- catch attention
Thesis- restate argument
Claim- what you think
A conclusion to be made based on presented facts or information : a main point or key message to be learned or understood from something experienced or observed
The author described the main character's countrymen as scornful and sometimes doubtful but at the end of the story, the author seems to be pleased with his countrymen.