{"id":223,"date":"2017-02-07T19:06:39","date_gmt":"2017-02-08T00:06:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hamiltoncs.org\/lit220\/?p=223"},"modified":"2017-02-07T19:07:20","modified_gmt":"2017-02-08T00:07:20","slug":"unreliable-narrators-in-my-name-is-red","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hamiltoncs.org\/lit220\/uncategorized\/unreliable-narrators-in-my-name-is-red\/","title":{"rendered":"Unreliable Narrators in My Name is Red"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hearing from so many voices\/perspectives in My Name is Red<\/em>\u00a0allows us to be skeptical of each character’s reliability in their stories.\u00a0There are\u00a0many instances where characters show moments of unreliability in their account of the truth. I think this is a critical part of Pamuk’s novel because it is up to the reader to be analytical in their evaluation of the story, especially the murder mystery plot line.<\/p>\n

One example of this is on page 114 where Enishte accounts: “”In that case, he won’t be able to marry me,” said my clever daughter smiling. Where did I come up with the detail about her smiling? During the entire conversation, I noticed nothing accept the occasional glimmer in her eyes.” I think it is interesting how small of a detail this is to miss. It is so minor that it seems unimportant, but it also makes us skeptical of Enishte’s perspective of reality.<\/p>\n

In a less subtle way, Sheukre openly tells us on page 43 that, “If I happen to tell a lie or two from time to time, It’s so you don’t\u00a0 come to any false conclusions about me.”<\/p>\n

I think there is an interesting paradox\u00a0here: characters are willing to tell us when they are being dishonest or when they get the facts wrong, which is truthful, but they are being truthful about their unreliability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hearing from so many voices\/perspectives in My Name is Red\u00a0allows us to be skeptical of each character’s reliability in their stories.\u00a0There are\u00a0many instances where characters show moments of unreliability in their account of the truth. I think this is a critical part of Pamuk’s novel because it is up to the reader to be analytical … <\/p>\n

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