Theory evaluation

Theory evaluation

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  Evaluation Theory Vladimir Propplooked and researchedover 100 folktales, he found that there were 31 plot elements and only 8 character types: The first of these character types is the Hero, the hero generally leads the narrative. They are the good of the story. The Heroes are usually on a quest to something or someone or to overcome Evil. The readers want the hero to succeedin his quest. an example of a hero is Hiro in Big Hero 6, Hiro wants to find and defeat the villain of the story. The opposite of the Hero Is the Villain, the villain struggles against the hero. The villain is seen as morally bad and turns the reader against them, the villain has a purpose of stopping the hero from succeeding in his quest. An example of this is Yokai in Big hero 6. The Princess/The prize is sought out by the hero of the story. It is usually the villain who has them. These show up very little in the story, mainly towards the end when the hero saves/collects them. The object/ princess could be sought out by the anti-hero. The Donor is the person who gives the hero something they need to complete the task, this could include weapons, magic, knowledge. The helper supports the Hero through the quest, these characters help define the hero’s characteristics. An example of this is Baymax in Big hero 6. The PrincessesFather usually gives the task to the hero (to save the princess). the father is hard to distinguish in modern story telling. An example of this is The king in Shrek.
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  The false heroacts in the way of a hero but is misleading the reader, the false hero can be mistaken for the hero. An example of this is Prince charming shrek, we think he is going to save the princess but turns evil halfway through the movie. The Dispatcher like the Father gives the hero the mission or quest, they show up early in the story and are rarely seen again. Todorov believed that all narratives followed the same simple path: 1. Equilibrium: where the story starts, the life of the character is balanced for example In the fellowship of the ring Frodo is living in the shire. 2. Disequilibrium: An unexpected event happens to the character, the story now revolves around this event. for example when Frodo receives the ring of power. 3. New Equilibrium: the end of the story, balance has been restoredand the character is back to his equilibrium. sometimes the new equilibrium is different from the first, it depends on the events of the story and how they impacted the character. this can also be split into 5 steps: Equilibrium/distruption of order/a recognition of disorder/attempt to repair damage/a return to restoration. BinaryOpposites Strauss is the idea that there can only be a story when two opposing sides come together, conflict between good and evil. Types of structure An open structure is when you don't reach a conclusion e.g soap operas like Eastenders. A closed structure is when the story finishes completely. single strand is one story line and multi-strand is when there are multiple storylines. linear works in order and non-linear uses flashbacks. Realist reflects real life events that could happen
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  and anti-realist showsevents that are highly unlikely (alien and sci-fi)