2.  Narrative is a way of putting a Linear narrative: it follows the
story to be presented to an structure of equilibrium at the start,
audience. disequilibrium in the middle and
new equilibrium at the end.
 It is a telling of a story which is
often in words about something Binary oppositions: which always
that happens in a particular involve good vs evil, civilised vs
scene of a story. uncivilised and modern vs
traditional.
 It is an account, event or
Post modern narrative: it messes
experience of a story.
with what is conventionally
considered a story.

3. Tvzetan Todorov is a Franco- Equilibrium: it is a narrative that
Bulgarian philosopher. He starts with a state of harmony,
lived in France since 1963 with example a group of people
his wife and two children. enjoying their live.
He loved writing books and Disequilibrium: it is a world of
essays about thought history, stability which involves disruption,
culture theory and literacy example when an evil event
theory. happens to character in a movie.
He has published a total New Equilibrium: it is when the
number of 21 books including evil in a movie is removed and it
the poetics of prose in 1971. restores harmony.

4. The shining
It contrast with
disequilibrium because it
has some disturbing images
in the middle the movie
This links with new
This describes equilibrium as it
equilibrium as it has shows a peaceful
the character enjoying atmosphere between
himself because he the characters.
thinks that everything
is perfect.

5. He was born on the 28th of Binary Opposition: This is a
November 1908 in Brussels, sophisticated but important
Belgium. idea that will help you
understand how ideas and
His main interest was meanings are being shaped,
based on society, kinship created or reinforced in a text.
and anthropology. It is 'a theory of meaning' and
an idea that can be applied to
He was honoured by all texts; it is especially useful
universities throughout the when analysing poetry where
world and held the chair of meaning has been
Social Anthropology at the 'compressed' into a very few
Collège de france (1959– words.
1982); he was elected a
member of the Academie
Française in 1973

6. This scene is clearly used
to illustrate fear and
danger. Close up shot of
his face explains what is
happening in the scene
without the audience not
even seeing the next stage.
This particular scene shows
the audience a basic
understanding of the movie
which links to the binary
opposition

7. Vladimir was a Russian Characters and their purpose in
and Soviet formalist propp’s theory.The villain
scholar who analysed (struggles against the hero)
the basic plot The donor (prepares the hero or
components of Russian gives the hero some magical
folk tales to identify object)
their simplest The (magical) helper (helps the
irreducible narrative hero in the quest)
elements. The princess (person the hero
marries, often sought for during
He was born on April the narrative)
17, 1895 in St. Petersburg Her father
to a German family. He The dispatcher (character who
attended St. Petersburg makes the lack known and
University (1913–1918) sends the hero off)
majoring in Russian and The hero or victim/seeker hero,
German philosophy. reacts to the donor, weds the
princess

8. This shows various This scene shows a
types of characters and character of a man
what their rules are in losing his family and
the movie. And it also ends up in an accident
introduces the main as he tries to escape the
characters daughter. true world.
This scene shows the
character been
played by this
woman as a care
taker of the sick or a
doctor.