Reliable and Unreliable Narrators

Which of the following is NOT a kind of unreliable narrator?

• The Madman

• The Clown

• The Exaggerator

• The Naif

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Why is Holden an unreliable narrator (multiple answers)?

• He is rude and disobedient

• He contradicts himself

• He describes people he doesn't like in a bad way and people he likes in a good way

• He is a reliable narrator

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Why do authors use unreliable narrators?

• To interest the readers

• Money

• To make the protagonist more likable

• To make the protagonist more relatable

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True or false: an unreliable narrator makes the plot more obvious.

• True

• False

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(Opinion) What kind of unreliable narrator is Holden?

• The Picaro

• The Clown

• The Naif

• The Liar

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