The Unreliable Narrator

What does it mean for the narrator to be "unreliable"?

• A factual account of what occurred

• An unbiased retelling of events

• A biased retelling of events that may or may not be true

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.6

Why might an author use an unreliable narrator?

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CCSS.RL.8.6

An unreliable narrator is a narrator who may be

• Naive

• An outsider

• insane

• All of the above

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.6

A naive narrator tends to be a(n)

• Adult

• Senior Citizen

• Child

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.6

True or False: An unreliable narrator who is an outsider is usually from the same race or socioeconomic background as the other people in the story.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.8.6

A Picaro might use which form of figurative language, but present it as factual?

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• What? I thought we were done with figurative language!

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CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RL.8.4

What are some hints that a narrator might be insane? Choose ALL answer that apply.

• Says, "I am not insane, even though people say I am."

• Hears voices that are not present

• Acts erratically or unpredictably

• The narrator's emotions reflect the situation appropriately

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3