Roland Barthes was a French literary theorist who developed theories about how narratives and texts can be analyzed and interpreted. According to Barthes, all narratives have certain structural elements that are organized in different ways, and there are a limited number of structures that affect how we read texts. Barthes also believed that there is no single correct reading of a text, and that re-reading a text allows different meanings to emerge each time. He argued that readers should take an active role in interpreting texts and determining their own meanings rather than just receiving the information literally.