Narrative

1. Narrative
Theory

2. Narrative
 This is they way a story is told to the
reader, the way in which events are
ordered.

3. Todorovs Theory
 This structure is very well known and easily
comprehendible to an audience, it us
used extensively in films and TV dramas.
 His theory explores the 5 crucial elements
to a good tvdrama/film

4. Propps Character identities
 Propps discovered through reading
countless Russian fairy tales that certain
characters are always present

5. Some of Propps 31 functions
include:
 The hero is prohibited from performing a
task
 The villain grows knowledge about the
villain
 The villain is punished

6. Levi Strauss Binary Oppositions
 Levi Strauss suggested that binary oppositions are key to meaning
making in narrative, he thought that the creation of conflict and
opposition propels narrative, and that narrative can only end on a
resolution of conflict.
 Some examples of opposition include:
 Good vs Evil
 Men vs Women
 Light vs Dark
 Strong vs Weak
 Truth vs lies