AS Media Studies, narrative theory.

1. Vladimir Propps
narrative theory.

2. 1. The Villain:
 This character struggles against the hero.
 For example, in the film Frozen, the villain would appeal
to be Hans as he tricks Anna into falling in love with him
in order to take over Elsas kingdom.

3. The dispatcher:
 This character sends the hero off.
 For example, in frozen, there is no dispatcher as no one
sends Anna off to find Elsa, she takes it upon herself to
do so.

4. 2. The (magical) helper:
 This character helps the hero in their quest.
 For example, in frozen, the helper would be the group of
trolls as they are the causation of Anna and Kristoff
realising heir love for each other as well as showing Anna
and Elsas love for each other can override any problems
that they have.

5. The Princess or prize and her
Father:
 The hero deserve this character throughout the story
however, is unable to marry her dye to an unfair and evil
villain. The heros journey will often end when he marries
the princess.
 For example, in frozen, although this being an alternative
to this, the princess would be seen as Elsa as the hero,
being Anna tries to break through to her sister and show
her that she will always love and be there for her.

6. The donor:
 This character prepares the hero or gives them a magical
object.
 For example, in frozen there is no donor as no one
actually prepares Anna to help Elsa.

7. The Hero
 This character reacts to the donor and marries the
princess.
 For example, in frozen, Anna is the hero as she treis to
bring back Elsa as the sister she once had.

8. The false hero
 This character usually takes credit for the heros actions or
tries to marry the princess.
 For example, in frozen, the false hero would be Hans as
well as the villain as he pretends to help Anna and ‘look
after’ the kingdom while both Elsa and Anna are away.