Narrative

Narrative & Character

Vladimir Propp identified 8 character types;
 - The villain
 - The hero
 - The donor (gives to the hero)
 - The helper (helps hero along journey)
 - The princess (prize/focus character/object)
 - Her father who rewards the hero
 - The dispatcher (sends hero on their way)
 - The false hero (playing both sides)

Narrative & Form

 - 1st person (I, me)
 - 3rd person (They, you)
 - Open narrative (Soap opera)
 - Closed narrative (Hollywood film)
 - Linear/non-linear
 - Mode of address (how it speaks to the audience)

Narrative & Time

The ways of manipulating the narrative;
 - Flashbacks
 - Dream sequences
 - Repitition
 - Different characters POV
 - Flash forwards
 - Ellipsis

Narrative & Ideology

Set of ideas or beliefs, often fundemental aspects of society

THEORISTS

 - Toderov
 - Propp
 - Strauss
 - Syd field
 - Barthes
 - Freytag