A narrator describes themselves as honest, but the details they give show them lying to others. What is this narrator called?

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: B. An unreliable narrator

  1. Step 1: The narrator's claim and the evidence disagree.
  2. Step 2: Readers cannot trust such a narrator: an unreliable narrator.
Answer
An unreliable narrator.
Why not the others: An omniscient narrator: an omniscient narrator knows everything and is trustworthy. A protagonist: this is a role in the plot, not a narrator type. A chorus: a chorus comments on action in a play.

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