Things Fall Apart Narrator: Back More Who is the narrator, can she or he read minds, and, more importantly, can we trust her or him? Third person omniscient Though most of the novel is focused on Okonkwo, the narrator generally provides insight into the thoughts of most characters. ...
She has several children, but she's a bit scatterbrained. Things Fall Apart, as a woman, one must query readings which suggest that Okonkwo is the only major figure in the novel, and alternately analyze the motivations of principal female characters who are thoroughly developed within the work....