The document discusses Todorov's narrative theory of five stages: an initial equilibrium, a disruption to that equilibrium via some event, a realization that the disruption has occurred, an attempt to repair the damage from the disruption, and either a restoration of the original equilibrium or the creation of a new equilibrium. It provides the example of the Disney film Frozen, describing how each stage maps to plot points in the movie.

1. Todorov

2.  The five stages to this theory are based around an
equilibrium.
 The Disney film, ‘Frozen’ is just one example of this theory in
practise.

3.  The narrative form an initial equilibrium.
 In the case of Frozen, the two sisters can be seen happily living together,
surrounded by friends and family.

4.  A disruption in the equilibrium by an event.
 In the case of frozen this is where Anna makes a leap Elsa wasn't
prepared for and the blast of power meant to create a pile of snow hits
Anna in the head, knocking her out and turning several strands of her
hair white.

5.  The realisation that a disruption has happened.
 In Frozen this is when Elsa is unable to contain her emotions, she makes a violent
sweep with her left arm, causing a barrier of sharp icicles to suddenly appear
around her. Shocked at the room's reaction to her powers, Elsa rushes from the
room.The realisation that everyone knows0, even Anna, what she has trying to
hide causes the whole world to freeze over in the middle of summer.

6.  An attempt to repair the damage of the disruption.
 This is when Anna sets off on an adventure to try and bring her sister
home before the whole world freezes to death.

7.  The restoration of the equilibrium, which might also be a new
equilibrium.
 In the case of Frozen this is when Elsa returns and manages to rid the
world of the cold, restoring the climate to the way it was before.