Diary of an Oxygen Thief

Do you believe that this narrator can be trusted? Do you believe his accounts of the events within the narrative? Why or why not?

This narrative is told retrospectively, as the narrator speaks in the past tense. How does this retrospection play into the narrative? Do you think that this is effective, or would the story be more effective if told in the present tense? Explain your answer.

The narrator introduces Penelope as “the one who started it all” (6). What does he mean by this? Do you feel like this assertion is valid? Why or why not?