Narrative theories

 Narrative-the way stories are told it groups events into cause and effect

Narrative can refer to everything audibly or visually present

Narrative refers to all events explicitly presented or referred

Narratives are important

Narratives or stories to make sense of our lives and the world around us

Cultural phenomenon's can change the narrative

Aristoteles theory- stories have a beginning middle and end 

Todorov's theory- a story begins in a state of equilibrium, there is disruption of that equilibrium, a recognition of the disorder has occurred, they repair the damage and the equilibrium is restored.

Propps approach- he believed there are 31 possible stages or function in any narrative

Hero- the protagonist who is usually charged with repairing the damage to the equilibrium

Villain- the person set out to disrupt the equilibrium

Donor- provides the hero with something to help the protagonist with their quest(without this the balance in power between the hero and villain is too big)

Dispatcher- sends the hero on his quest

Helper- the sidekick to the hero

False hero- seems to be a hero and assists the hero but ends up being a villain

Princess/prize- the prize the hero gets in his quest

Princesses father- gives the hero the prize when they meet their quest

Binary oppositions

Claude Levi Strauss came up with a concept that in stories they all have a common structure through binary oppositions

These elements are based in narrative