Question

Third-person omniscient narrators are likely to be reliable because _____.

A. they're impersonal and know everything about the story

B. they don't care enough about the characters to lie

C. none of the above

D. both “a” and “b”

Answer 1

they're impersonal and know everything about the story

Answer 2

Third-person omniscient narrators are likely to be reliable because they're impersonal and know everything about the story. In this type of point of view, the narrator can narrate the events from one character to another with all the needed information without causing confusion as to their interrelationship.