What is a reliable narrator?

[Gary Webb]

Lets just say Slothrop is the fulcrum of the narrative... As readers we are put into the Slothropian frame of reference... I would argue making factual claims, or constructing chronology or sequence,  inside Slothropian frame of reference is potentially unreliable... Hahhaha ya dig ?? 

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> On Apr 6, 2016, at 7:21 PM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Would you like to describe the meaning/difference? GR has a narrator (maybe numerous ones), but Slothrup isn't one of them.
> 
> David Morris 
> 
>> On Wednesday, April 6, 2016, Gary Webb <gwebb8686 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Maybe Narrator isn't the right word, how about interlocutor...? 
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
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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
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 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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