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Narrative Theory
Brannigan โ€“ Everystory/narrative willembodyajudgementthroughabeginning,middle andanend.
Propp โ€“ There are a limitednumberof charactertypesthatshare a function,8keycharacters:
1. The villain
2. The hero,or character whoseekssomething
3. The donor,whoprovidesanobjectwithsome magicproperty.
4. The helper,whoaidsthe hero.
5. The princess,rewardforthe hero,andobjectof the villainโ€™sschemes(canbe male)
6. Her father,whorewardsthe hero.
7. The dispatcher,whosendsthe heroonhisway.
8. The false hero,the characterwhoalso laysclaimto the princessbutisunsuitable andcauses
complications.
Todorov โ€“ Came up withstorytimeline.
Barthes โ€“ There are 5 codesto see ineverynarrative:
๏‚ท Actioncode whichreferstothe eventstakingplace throughactione.g.a fightor a chase
๏‚ท Referential code whichreferstothe informationandexplanation
๏‚ท Semanticcode whichreferstothe characters andcharacterisation
๏‚ท Enigmacode whichis a narrative device thatteasesthe audience bypresentingapuzzle or
riddle tobe solved.Workstodelaythe storyโ€™sendingpleasurably.
๏‚ท Symboliccode whichreferstothe connotationsof signs
Levis-Straussโ€“ Alwaysbinaryoppositesinnarrative.
Cameron โ€“ Modern narrative conventions:
Anachronic:
Modifiedflashbacks/flashforwards
No cleardominance betweennarrativethreads
Forking-Path
Alternativeversionsof the story
Outcomesthatmightresultfromslightchanges
Episodic
Collectionof storiesjoinedbyacommontheme
SplitScreen
Spatial ratherthan temporal lines

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Narrative theory

  • 1. Narrative Theory Brannigan โ€“ Everystory/narrative willembodyajudgementthroughabeginning,middle andanend. Propp โ€“ There are a limitednumberof charactertypesthatshare a function,8keycharacters: 1. The villain 2. The hero,or character whoseekssomething 3. The donor,whoprovidesanobjectwithsome magicproperty. 4. The helper,whoaidsthe hero. 5. The princess,rewardforthe hero,andobjectof the villainโ€™sschemes(canbe male) 6. Her father,whorewardsthe hero. 7. The dispatcher,whosendsthe heroonhisway. 8. The false hero,the characterwhoalso laysclaimto the princessbutisunsuitable andcauses complications. Todorov โ€“ Came up withstorytimeline. Barthes โ€“ There are 5 codesto see ineverynarrative: ๏‚ท Actioncode whichreferstothe eventstakingplace throughactione.g.a fightor a chase ๏‚ท Referential code whichreferstothe informationandexplanation ๏‚ท Semanticcode whichreferstothe characters andcharacterisation ๏‚ท Enigmacode whichis a narrative device thatteasesthe audience bypresentingapuzzle or riddle tobe solved.Workstodelaythe storyโ€™sendingpleasurably. ๏‚ท Symboliccode whichreferstothe connotationsof signs Levis-Straussโ€“ Alwaysbinaryoppositesinnarrative.
  • 2. Cameron โ€“ Modern narrative conventions: Anachronic: Modifiedflashbacks/flashforwards No cleardominance betweennarrativethreads Forking-Path Alternativeversionsof the story Outcomesthatmightresultfromslightchanges Episodic Collectionof storiesjoinedbyacommontheme SplitScreen Spatial ratherthan temporal lines