Question

Which question could a reader ask to help gauge whether a narrator is unreliable ?

A.does the narrator tell about the past or present ?

B. Does the narrator notice specific details about the setting?

C. Does the narrator feel emotions toward certain people?

D. Does the narrator see the world as most people see it ?

Answer 1

D. Does the narrator see the world as most people see it?

A narrator can refer to present events or recall events from the past, and can pay attention to certain details rather than others because they relate to the events he or she is narrating. Feeling emotions towards others is natural, and therefore, not a sign of unreliability, although it might lead to bias in some cases. However, all these elements may exist within a common ground with the reader. While if the narrator's view of the world differs from that of most people, this may lead to distortion of the narrated facts or their circumstances.