An unreliable narrator is a narrator whose account of events appears to be faulty, misleadingly biased, or otherwise distorted, so that it departs from the ‘true’ understanding of events shared between the reader and the implied author. The discrepancy between the unreliable narrator's view of events and the view that readers suspect to be more accurate creates a sense of irony. The term does not necessarily mean that such a narrator is morally untrustworthy or a habitual liar we see it form their point of view which is biased because it is what they think and not impartial. ‘
This links to my play as I am using both first and third person narration. It is third person to show events and first to hear the main character’s thoughts and feelings. This means that parts of my play will be told by an unreliable narrator.
My main character Jade describes her feelings and thoughts on the events around her several times at the start of the play and when she is pregnant. This helps to understand her better.
