Propp
he proposed that it was possible to classify the characters and their actions into clearly defined roles and functions.
This model is useful, however as it highlights the similarities between seemingly quite different stories.
Propp created different character roles…The Hero – a character that seeks something
The Villain – who opposes or actively blocks the hero’s quest
The Donor – who provides an object with magical properties
The Dispatcher – who sends the hero on his/her quest via a message
The False Hero – who disrupts the hero’s success by making false claims
The Helper – who aids the her
The Princess – acts as the reward for the hero and the object of the villain’s plots
Her Father – who acts to reward the hero for his effort
he proposed that it was possible to classify the characters and their actions into clearly defined roles and functions.
This model is useful, however as it highlights the similarities between seemingly quite different stories.
Propp created different character roles…The Hero – a character that seeks something
The Villain – who opposes or actively blocks the hero’s quest
The Donor – who provides an object with magical properties
The Dispatcher – who sends the hero on his/her quest via a message
The False Hero – who disrupts the hero’s success by making false claims
The Helper – who aids the her
The Princess – acts as the reward for the hero and the object of the villain’s plots
Her Father – who acts to reward the hero for his effort
Todorov
He suggests most narratives start with state of equilibrium in which life is normal and protagonists happy.
this state of normality is disrupted by an outside force, which has to be fought against in order to return to a state of equilibrium.
Equilibrium-> Disequilibrium-> New Equilibrium
He suggests most narratives start with state of equilibrium in which life is normal and protagonists happy.
this state of normality is disrupted by an outside force, which has to be fought against in order to return to a state of equilibrium.
Equilibrium-> Disequilibrium-> New Equilibrium
Barthes
he thought through narrative codes.
Barthes decided that the threads that you pull on to try and unravel meaning are called narrative codes and that they could be categorised in the 5 ways..
Action codes
Enigma codes
Semantic codes
Cultural code
and the Symbolic
he thought through narrative codes.
Barthes decided that the threads that you pull on to try and unravel meaning are called narrative codes and that they could be categorised in the 5 ways..
Action codes
Enigma codes
Semantic codes
Cultural code
and the Symbolic
Levi Straushe believed that the world was split into series of binary opposites.
