Question

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How does the use of dramatic irony in works with unreliable narrators help to make the purpose of the story clearer to the reader?

A. It helps the reader understand the implications of events better than the narrator could.
B. It makes the story more interesting for the reader by adding a layer of mystery.
C. It allows the reader to understand and better relate to the motivations of the narrator.
D. It allows the reader to cast judgment toward the narrator in the story.
E. It indicates the thoughts of the narrator and other characters more clearly to the reader.

Answer 1

A. It helps the reader understand the implication of events better than the narrator could.

Step-by-step explanation:

By definition, dramatic irony is the phenomenon of the reader knowing more about the reality of the matter than the characters themselves.

This literary technique in especially useful in works with unreliable narrators because it gives the reader the opportunity to know and understand the plot of the story independently of the narrator's words. In other words, the reader does not need to rely on the characters to understand the events of the work, thus being able to detect unreliability, where present.