Narrator and point of view

In the short story “The Journey to the Brothers’ Farm” by Pippa Gough, the narrator is also the main character. The narration takes place, then, in the first person. As the adult Annelie is the narrator, she is omniscient regarding past events. She recalls the events that took place in her childhood and teenage years and explains it all in detail:

One day, oh, it must have been when I was about seven, Miss Kotzee read a story about Dulcina, a beautiful young girl with milk-white skin and flaxen hair of the purest silk, who married a prince. “Dulcina was fine-boned,” Miss Kotzee said to the hushed class, “and her face was her fortune.” For many days I puzzled over the mystery of skin, bones, faces and fortunes. I knew about skin – black skin and white skin – but how did all the other things link together? (ll. 1-6)

As an adult, the narrator has limited knowledge of what has happened on the ...