Narrative Theory

Narrative Theory

Vladimir Propp - 1895-1970

1.Hero
2.Villian
3.The donor (Helps the Hero)
4.The Helper (Batman and Robin)
5.The Princess (Hero gets the girl)
6. Her Father
7. The Dispatcher (send the Hero off on there mission)
8. The False Hero (e.g Mega Mind of Mega Mind)

*31 Plot (Functions)

Tzveta Todorov-1939

Equilibrium (middle, balance, everything is ok)
Disequilibrium (things go bad)
Equilibrium (balanced, charaters grown)

Roland Bartnes -1915-1980


1. The enisme -puzzle
2.The Action
3. The semic -stereotypes
4.The sybolic (clues to when something bad is about to happen)
5. Cultural ( refrences to reality)


Claude Levi-Strauss - 1908-2009

Binary Oppositions

poor--------Rich                                     City--------Country                        Young---------Old