According to the video, "an unreliable narrator is one who perceives and/or presents the events of a story in a way that is either skewed or disconnected" from what's really happening.

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​An unreliable narrator is a 1st person narrator who is UNTRUSTWORTHY.​

​Reliable Narrators

... are narrators that the reader can trust. They are honest, accurate, and aware of their both surroundings and what is happening to them. For these reasons, most authors use reliable narrators in their stories!

Unreliable Narrators

... are narrators that the reader cannot trust. For one reason or another, unreliable narrators do not tell the reader the most accurate information about what is happening.

A narrator may be unreliable for many reasons, but some of the most common reasons are...

Why use an unreliable narrator?

• Unreliable narrators are often found in mysteries such as crime stories because they cause the reader to question what really happened.

• For these reasons, this is Edgar Allan Poe's most favorite narrative technique!

Watch the next few videos then answer the questions that follow!