Todorov's narrative theory outlines 5 steps that are commonly seen in plot structures: 1) Equilibrium, 2) Disruption, 3) Realization, 4) Restored order, 5) Equilibrium again. This theory is applied to analyze the plot of Katy Perry's music video for "Last Friday Night". The video follows Todorov's steps, beginning with the protagonist's normal routine being disrupted by a neighbor's party, realizing she joins in after a makeover, and ultimately returning to equilibrium the next morning.

1. TODOROV'S NARRATIVE
THEORY
By Molly Maddison

2. The 5 steps are:
• Equilibrium
• Disruption
• Realisation
• Restored order
• Equilibrium again
This theory applies to music videos, particularly
those that are narrative based i.e. Last Friday Night
by Katy Perry.
Todorov's narrative theory states that most
stories or plot lines follow the same path
and that there are 5 steps in this path.

3. Equilibrium
is the first part, the beginning of the story
will often be quite peaceful and seem
normal.
In Katy Perry's "Last Friday Night" after the
introduction equilibrium is established
when we see her character sat in her room
doing puzzles, as she is dressed like a
stereotypical "geek" this seems quite
normal, comical, to the audience.

4. Disturbance
The second part of a story is a disturbance,
this is where a problem will arise or
something which disturbs the happiness.
The disturbance in Katy Perry's "Last Friday
Night" is when the audience becomes
aware of the party going at her neighbours
house, which she clearly doesn't want and
therefore this disturbs her

5. Realisation
The next part of the story is a realisation,
this is where everybody realises what the
cause of the disturbance is and chaos
ensues.
The realisation in Katy Perry's "Last Friday
Night" is where she is given a makeover by
her neighbour as this is when she starts
drinking and presumably the party moves
over to her house.

6. Restored Order
The fourth step is the part of the plot where
some characters attempt to fix the problem
caused by the disturbance and the
realisation.
Personally I don't think there is a sense of
this in the plot of Katy Perry's "Last Friday
Night" as we don't see any characters
attempt to clean her house or hide the
mess from her parents etc.

7. Equilibrium Again
This is the part of the plot where
normality resumes, so in the video
for "Last Friday Night" by Katy
Perry this is when her parents
return the next morning and the
party is over.