1. Narrative Structure Theories
Noel Carroll - onset phase, discovery phase disruption phase
Todorov - Equilibrium, Disequilibrium, resolution
Roland Barthes - Barthes identifies 5 narrative codes which readers use to decode
texts. He emphasizes the active role of reader in creating meaning and their 'culturally
formed expectations.'
Vladimir Propp - Propp suggests that there are a limited number of character types that
share a function
Levi Strauss - Narratives are structured by pairs of binary oppositions