or whether it's old fashioned pride and ignorance that leads him to do the act. Without that "internal"monologue, we are forced to make moral judgments for ourselves. Where is Okonkwo justified? Which of his acts of violence are committed with good intentions, and which are done out of evil?

If this story had been told from Okonkwo's point of view, we would have been more likely as readers to understand, and therefore side with, any number of choices. And if this had been told from Okonswo's position, then when the white people showed up, the reader would have been less likely to identify with the invaders. Written as it is, I know that I identify with the missionaries and their desire to make this world better--to end the abuse of women and the murder of twins. However, by allowing me to identify with the invaders, I feel even worse when their misunderstandings destroy Okonkwo and leave his death nothing more than a footnote in a white man's book.