This paper tries to find the unreliable narration of Kazuo Ishiguro in his novel When WeWere Orphans. Ishiguro creates an interest himself in writing about Japan after moving to England.Most of his characters were accepting their past and unyielding with their future. Kazuo Ishiguro’sfifth novel, published in 2000, is named When We Were Orphans. This paper gives the definition oftheunreliable narrator and provesthat Christopher Banksis anunreliable narrator. Especially it details the techniques used by Ishiguro while creating an unreliable character. It pointsout the narrator's past and how his past makes him an unreliable narrator. Finally, this paper ends with the conclusion part with concise points about therulingof thispaper.

Unreliable narration, Past, Identity and Memory.