Achebe uses a clever and somewhat interesting point of view throughout the novel. Though the novel is written in third-person, it focuses extensively on Okonkwo's life, thoughts, and feelings; almost making it seem as though the events are being told through his perspective.
Additionally, in most of the encounters between the Igbo and missionaries, Achebe reveals the thoughts and feelings of the Igbo, but not of the missionaries. By doing this, he can effectively show how the Igbo viewed the Europeans as strange foreign beings who practically invaded and destroyed their way of life. If Achebe had revealed the inner-emotions of the missionaries in every encounter, he would have lost his purpose of counteracting the negative, inferior view of Igbo Africans and allowing them to give their side of the story.
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