Theories

Claude Levi-Strauss (1908-2009)

Binary Oppersites
Good vs evil
Black vs white
Tall vs short
Old vs young ect.
Vladimir Propp (1895-1970)

James Bond Gold Finger
James Bond    1The hero- the character who seeks.

Gold finger      2 The Villain-

Q                     3 The donor- who provides an object with some magic property

Felix Lieter      4 The helper- aids the hero

Pussy Galore   5 The princess- reward for hero-often the object of villains schemes

                        6 Her father- Rewards hero

M                     7 The dispatcher-who sends hero on his way

                        8 The false hero- seems to be heroic initially, turns out to be evil or red herring

Not every character will be counted for in every type of text.

RED HERRING- A character or object that is introduced as seemingly important. It is left behind/never mentioned again. Turns out to have been of no importance.

In Films and T.V 'hero' can be male or female, someone who moves the story forward, e.g Bridget Jones, Homer Simpson ect.

Tzvetan Todorov (1939-  )

All stories begin with an equilibrium, this is disrupted, then restored. A classic beginning , middle, end Narrative structure
3 part narrative structure
1-Equalibruim
2-Disruption of equilibrium
3-Restoration of equilibrium or new equilibrium.