Chambers is itself a dystopia, in which the author invites the reader to disbelieve the authenticity of the story's events (the protagonist is an unreliable narrator because he sustained a head injury and is committed to an insane asylum). Some of our other favorites: The Cask of Amontillado, The Black Cat, The Pit and the Pendulum, and The Angel of the Odd. Poe uses this technique brilliantly in so many of his stories, it's hard to choose.
Poe offers the quintessential definition of "telltale" in the story's revealing betrayal. The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe tells the story from the perspective of a maniacal murderer, who at first assures the reader "how healthily- how calmly I can tell you the whole story." As the story progresses, he reveals his true mental derangement which spirals out of control in front of the reader, a true psychotic killer, we know, without a doubt. Enjoy reading the stories below, followed by Why they are Unreliable, Unreliable Narrator Novels, Discussion Questions, and Useful Links. Writers employ an Unreliable Narrator so the reader has to figure out the real story (it must be really fun to write). Edgar Allan Poe called this technique "a novel or vivid effect" in his essay, The Philosophy of Composition.
Authors either offer clues gradually to discredit the narrator, or disclose the lie right from the start. Though we know the author is pulling our leg, we're usually happy to read an interesting story. This is not merely characters sharing different "points of view." These narrators purposefully lack credibility. Either they are insane, evil, delusional, forgetful, or just plain wrong.whatever their reasons, the writer uses this technique to 'hook' the reader. Why do we enjoy reading stories when we know we're being fooled? Authors sometimes use an Unreliable Narrator to tell the story, a protagonist who can't be trusted to tell the events accurately.
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