A short story is told by a narrator who says everyone admired him, but the other characters avoid him. What does this create?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. an unreliable narrator whose account the reader begins to doubt
- Step 1: The narrator's claim conflicts with the behaviour of the others. Step 2. When the account cannot be trusted, the narrator is unreliable. Answer: an unreliable narrator. Why not the others: An omniscient narrator would not be in doubt, and the genre stays the same.
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