Question

How does the narration affect the narrator’s credibility in this excerpt?

Answer 1

The correct answer is D) his explanations depict him as a bit defensive.

The narration affects the narrator’s credibility in the excerpt because his explanations depicts him as a bit defensive.

The statement refers to an excerpt of “Infinite Jest”. The narrator’s credibility is affected when he says “I cannot make myself understood. I am not just a jock, I said slowly. Distinctly. My transcript for the last year might have been dickied a bit, maybe, but that was to get me over a rough spot.” So he explanations depicts him a bit defensive, affecting his credibility by the way he is responding.

“Infinite Jest” is a novel written by David Foster Wallace in 1996.

Answer 2

I believe that the correct answer that affects the narrator's credibility in this excerpt is that his explanations depict him as a bit defensive.
He keeps explaining why he had a rough patch, but that he was always good prior to that.