Character profile
Kambili
femaleFirst seen chapter 1Last seen chapter 4
First-person narrator describes Palm Sunday events, family tension, and personal reactions Narrator progresses through school, receives a low report card, participates in family schedules, and experiences family tensions during Palm Sunday Mass. Narrator experiences father's death, learns about poison, reacts with fear, observes family packing and visa issues Narrator travels to prison, learns Jaja will be released, reflects on family bribes, letters from Father Amadi, and plans future planting and travel.