TODOROV'S NARRATIVE STRUCTURE
A NARRATIVE- typically, a narrative begins with one situation; a series of changes occurs according to a pattern of cause and effect; finally, a new situation arises that brings about the end of the narrative.
I have constructed my own NARRATIVE STRUCTURE by using the movie LET THE RIGHT ONE IN(2008)
1. EQUILIBRIUM- The film starts with Oskar, living with his mum in a flat, being hassled by school bullies. Nothing extremely drastic happens to him.
2.DISRUPTION(DISEQUILIBRIUM)- The disequilibrium is when Eli moves in next door. The man who is looking after her kills a young boy in order to provide blood for her to drink. Oskar's bullies also get worse.
3.RETURN TO EQUILIBRIUM- The climax of the film is when Eli sees his bullies trying to kill him, then Eli comes in and kills them for him. This brings the chaos to an end and restores the equilibrium. The film then ends with Oskar and Eli leaving town on a train, calm once again.
PROPP'S SEVEN CHARACTER TYPES
Propp said that every character in a story could be put into one of 8 broad character types, I have divided the characters from LET THE RIGHT ONE IN into the correct catorgories to fit Propp's theory:
THE VILLIAN- struggles against the hero - the bullies that harass Oskar.
THE DONOR- prepares the hero or gives the hero some magical object- Hakan
THE HELPER- helps the hero in the quest- Oskar
THE PRIZE- the hero deserves her throughout the story but is unable to marry her because of an unfair evil, usually because of the villain. the hero's journey is often ended when he marries the princess, thereby beating the villain- Oskar
THE DISPATCHER- character who sends the hero off- Oskar
THE HERO- reacts to the mentor, weds the princess- Oskar
FALSE HERO- takes credit for the hero’s actions or tries to marry the princess- Hakan
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