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Narrative theorists Tzvetan Todorov, Vladimir Propp, Claude Levi-Strauss, and Roland Barthes developed theories about the structure of narratives in films and documentaries. Todorov theorized that narratives follow a pattern of equilibrium, disruption of equilibrium, and restoration of equilibrium. Propp identified eight character roles that commonly appear. Levi-Strauss said narratives are built from binary oppositions such as good vs evil. Barthes saw narratives as consisting of codes that control what the audience sees and present puzzles for them to solve.
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The document discusses several narrative theorists and their theories:
- Tzvetan Todorov theorized that narratives follow a pattern of equilibrium, disruption, and restored order.
- Claude Levi-Strauss looked at narrative structure through binary oppositions like good vs evil.
- Vladimir Propp analyzed Russian folk tales and identified 8 character roles and 31 narrative functions that recur across stories.
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Vladimir Propp analyzed Russian folktales and identified recurring character roles and plot functions. He found tales shared eight character roles and a structure of thirty-one functions that developed the plot. Tzvetan Todorov suggested narratives move from an initial equilibrium, through disequilibrium caused by an event, to a new resolution equilibrium. He outlined narrative structure as normality disrupted by an event leading to closure. Claude Levi-Strauss viewed structure through binary oppositions of themes such as innocence versus corruption. Bordwell and Thompson defined structure as the audience linking events in time and space, which filmmakers can manipulate through techniques like flashbacks.
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This document provides an overview of narrative theory and how it relates to storytelling in film. It defines key concepts like plot, which is the chronological sequence of events, and narrative, which is how those events are organized and presented. Various theorists are discussed who have proposed models for narrative structure, such as Todorov's 5 stages and Propp's 8 character types. Examples are given of how goal-oriented plots can drive narratives forward. The document aims to help readers critically analyze films using concepts from narrative theory.
Character narrative theory
The document discusses three theorists - Vladimir Propp, Erving Goffman, and Claude Levi-Strauss - and their theories on character narratives. Propp noticed similarities in folk tales and argued that the order of characters and events are restrictive. Goffman identified four main character types in a text: protagonist, deuteragonist, bit player, and fool. Levi-Strauss found that narratives are arranged around the conflict of binary opposites such as good vs evil or life vs death.
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The document discusses several narrative theorists and concepts of narrative structure. It summarizes Vladimir Propp's analysis of basic plot components in Russian folk tales and identifies simplest narrative elements. It also describes Claude Levi-Strauss' view of how stories reflect a culture's values and beliefs through underlying themes and symbolic oppositions. As an example, it provides a three-part structure of equilibrium, disruption, and new equilibrium seen in the narrative of the Transformers character Sam Witwicky.
Claude levi strauss[1]
Claude Levi-Strauss studied myths from around the world and discovered that humans make sense of the world through binary oppositions. He found that narratives are structured around the conflict between binary opposites such as good vs evil. Levi-Strauss believed the central climax of any narrative comes from the conflict between these opposing pairs of concepts.
Narrative theories new
This document discusses several narrative theories:
- Narratives can be told linearly or non-linearly, with events shown chronologically or through techniques like flashbacks.
- Theories of Tzventan Todorov and Claude Levi-Strauss view narratives as resolving conflicts between binary oppositions.
- Roland Barthes identified 5 codes audiences understand: referential, symbolic, semantic, proairetic, and hermeneutic.
- Vladimir Propp's theory is that narratives rely on character types and their recognizable actions to elicit emotions from audiences.
- The opening sequence fits theories about resolving an imbalance through a disruption (death) and new equilibrium, and Barthes' codes engaging
Narrative
Vladimir Propp examined folk tales and identified eight character roles and thirty-one narrative functions that are commonly found across stories. He found that the character roles of hero, villain, dispatcher, and others along with narrative functions like lack, struggle, and reward are often present in different types of narratives from movies to folk tales. Bordwell and Thompson believed narratives shape events in time and space through techniques like flashbacks and time jumps. Claude Levi-Strauss analyzed narratives based on sets of opposing values or "binary oppositions" like good vs. evil rather than narrative order. Tzvetan Todorov's theory proposed stories begin with equilibrium, are disrupted by an event, and end with restoration of the initial
Aspects of narrative answers
This document introduces four key narrative theories:
1. Propp's 7 character archetypes including hero, villain, donor, etc. Examples from Star Wars are given.
2. Todorov's 5-stage narrative structure of equilibrium, disruption, recognition, attempt to repair, new equilibrium. An example film is requested.
3. Levi-Strauss' concept of binary oppositions creating tension, with examples of social classes and sexuality.
4. Barthes' idea of the narrative enigma that creates puzzles driving the story.
The document asks the reader to apply these theories to their own fictional narrative and provides information and examples to help understand each concept.
Media theories
Tzvetan Todorov introduced the idea that all narratives have a classic structure of beginning, middle, and end, with an initial state of equilibrium disrupted by conflict or problem, efforts to restore the equilibrium, and a return to a new equilibrium. Vladimir Propp identified 31 basic storylines that recur, while Roland Barthes explored how audiences experience both predictable "pleasure" and unexpected "jouissance" from narratives. Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic theory analyzed narrative structures in terms of the id, ego, and superego, and Carol Clover described the "Final Girl" character type in slasher films.
Narrative Investigation
Narrative Investigation by Jordan Harrison discusses narrative and related theories. It defines narrative as a format that describes a sequence of events, whether fictional or non-fictional. Theories discussed include Vladimir Propp's classification of character roles and functions, Tzvetan Todorov's concept of equilibrium being disrupted by an outside force, and Roland Barthes' five narrative codes. Claude Levi-Strauss examined how stories reflect cultural values through binary oppositions. Theories by Todorov and Levi-Strauss relate to the horror genre through depictions of normal life disrupted by outside forces and unconscious reflections of cultural beliefs.
Propp and todov theory
Vladimir Propp and Tzvetan Todorov developed influential theories about narrative structure. Propp suggested that all stories follow 8 character archetypes and a specific sequence of events. Todorov proposed that narratives follow a 5-stage structure moving from equilibrium, to disruption, recognition, attempt to repair, and new equilibrium. Roland Barthes viewed texts as a non-linear "galaxy" of signifiers that can be interpreted through multiple codes and meanings rather than a single structured reading.
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- 1. NARRATIVE THEORISTS Tzvetan Todorov Vladimir Propp Claude Levi-Strauss Roland Barthes Tzvetan Todorov Vladimir Propp Claude Levi- Strauss Roland Barthes
- 2. TZVETAN TODOROV Narrative theory: Todorov is a Bulgarian philosopher that theorised that a narrative is just made up of simple recurring formulas. That film/documentaries start on a equilibrium high whilst enduring a low in-between and ended by a new equilibrium. The characters in it would face a challenge and get through it with light on the other side, making the audience feel for them.
- 3. VLADIMIR PROPP The 8 character roles: Propp was a soviet folklorist that theorised that narrative is determined by 8 different characters which consist of: the villain, the hero, the dispatcher, false hero, the donor, the helper, princess and the father. Therefore some documentaries consist of these characters and run the narrative.
- 4. CLAUDE LEVI-STRAUSS Binary Opposition: Levi-Strauss was a French Emigrant that theorised that films, including documentaries, were made up of ‘binary opposites’, where themes followed; -Good vs Evil -Hope vs Fear -Nature vs Machinery, and more.
- 5. ROLAND BARTHES Narrative codes: Barthes theorised that narratives were made up a series of codes that are used to control what the audience see. He also theorised the ‘enigma code’ where there were always puzzles to be solved in a film/documentary. He said texts may be “open or closed” and that all films would need to be unravelled and presented in a wide range of interpretive meanings.