Types of Unreliable Narrators
As described by Bruno Zerweck in his article Historicizing Unreliable Narration: Unreliability and Cultural Discourse in Narrative Fiction (2001).
1. The Picaro
-Mischievous/dishonest person; leading an unsettled or carefree life
2. The Clown
-Prankster, comedian
3. The Madman
-Someone who acts insane; a maniac
4. The Naïf
-A naive or inexperienced person
As described by Greta Olson in her article Reconsidering Unreliability: Fallible and Untrustworthy Narrators (2003).
-Wayne Booth defines unreliable narrators as those who articulate values and perceptions that differ from those of the implied author.
-An unreliable narrator is textually consistent.
-Children are often seen as unreliable because they live in an adult world that is beyond their comprehension and therefore beyond their narrative abilities to understand and relate such a world to readers.
..."Once a character reveals himself as unreliable, he is consistently unreliable. Unreliable narrators do not suddenly become infallible or conform to values otherwise asserted in the work." -Wayne Booth
As described by Bruno Zerweck in his article Historicizing Unreliable Narration: Unreliability and Cultural Discourse in Narrative Fiction (2001).
1. The Picaro
-Mischievous/dishonest person; leading an unsettled or carefree life
2. The Clown
-Prankster, comedian
3. The Madman
-Someone who acts insane; a maniac
4. The Naïf
-A naive or inexperienced person
As described by Greta Olson in her article Reconsidering Unreliability: Fallible and Untrustworthy Narrators (2003).
-Wayne Booth defines unreliable narrators as those who articulate values and perceptions that differ from those of the implied author.
-An unreliable narrator is textually consistent.
-Children are often seen as unreliable because they live in an adult world that is beyond their comprehension and therefore beyond their narrative abilities to understand and relate such a world to readers.
..."Once a character reveals himself as unreliable, he is consistently unreliable. Unreliable narrators do not suddenly become infallible or conform to values otherwise asserted in the work." -Wayne Booth
Types of Unreliability:
-Misreporting
-Misreading
-Misevaluating
-Under-reporting
-Under-reading
-Under-regarding
-Misreporting
-Misreading
-Misevaluating
-Under-reporting
-Under-reading
-Under-regarding