What is a reliable narrator?

Gary Webb gwebb8686 at gmail.com
Wed Apr 6 17:39:00 CDT 2016


Maybe Narrator isn't the right word, how about interlocutor...? 

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> On Apr 6, 2016, at 6:32 PM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> The current thread has provided no examples of Slothrup narrating, as far as I can tell.  Can you provide some text as example?
> 
> David Morris
> 
>> On Wed, Apr 6, 2016 at 5:28 PM, ish mailian <ishmailian at gmail.com> wrote:
>> see current thread under this subject where examples are provided and
>> the question of reliability is discussed.
>> 
>> BtZ42, 21: Slothrop backstory in UK
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>> 
>> On Wed, Apr 6, 2016 at 4:45 PM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Please show an example of Slothrup narrating.  Then we can discuss the
>> > reliablility of said narration.  Otherwise, this is a worthless question.
>> >
>> > David Morris
>> >
>> > On Wed, Apr 6, 2016 at 3:36 PM, ish mailian <ishmailian at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Anyone care to explain?
>> >> What do posters mean when thy say Slothrop is a reliable narrator?
>> >>
>> >> Hard to find anything we can rely on in this book, so if have a
>> >> reliable narrator in Slothrop, if, we have something to hang our hats
>> >> on. Right?
>> >>
>> >> Papa wasa rolling stone.....
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