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STRUCTURE
The introduction of
the film, you will see
the main character(s)
in their settings and
going about their
daily lives.
NARRATIVE THEORIES
TODOROVS THEORY
PROPPS THOERY
Propp looked at 100s of folk tales and identified 8
character roles and 31 narrative functions.
The 8 character roles are
The villain(s)
The hero
The donor- who provides an object with some magic
property
The helper who aids the hero
The princess (the sought for person) - reward for the hero
and object of the villain's schemes
Her father- who rewards the hero
The dispatcher- who sends the hero on his way
The false hero
STRAUSSS THOERY
Strausss theory includes the study of hundreds
of myths and legends all around the world, from
that Strauss found out that we as humans make
sense of the world, people and events by seeing
and using binary opposites.
He found out that narratives are arranged
around the conflict of binary opposites.
PRISONERS
PROPPS THEORY