Your mission if you choose to accept it...Is to pick a film of your choice and apply Propps character types theory to it.
Narrative theory 1: Propp
Propp looked at folk tales and saw some structures they shared in common. He found 8 character roles and 31 functions that move the story along.
The 8 character roles can also be types of action because they are not the sort of roles which appear in the cast list. One character in the film or play can occupy several of his character roles or types of action. They are
1. The villain
2. The hero (not always good but always carries the story along, the central character and not always male)
3. The donor (who provides an object with some special property)
4. The helper (who helps the hero)
5. The princess (the reward for the hero and object of the villain’s schemes)
6. Her father (who rewards the hero)
7. The dispatcher (who sends the hero on his way)
8. The false hero
I'll start off easy
Starwars
Villain- Darth vader
Hero- Luke Skywalker
Donor- Yoda
Helper-C-3PO
Princess- Leia
Father-obi wan kenobi
Dispatcher-obi wan kenobi
False Hero- Boba Fett
Remember that this is theory so its up for debate...The princess could be an abstract concept for example..That drives the narrative
Narrative theory 1: Propp
Propp looked at folk tales and saw some structures they shared in common. He found 8 character roles and 31 functions that move the story along.
The 8 character roles can also be types of action because they are not the sort of roles which appear in the cast list. One character in the film or play can occupy several of his character roles or types of action. They are
1. The villain
2. The hero (not always good but always carries the story along, the central character and not always male)
3. The donor (who provides an object with some special property)
4. The helper (who helps the hero)
5. The princess (the reward for the hero and object of the villain’s schemes)
6. Her father (who rewards the hero)
7. The dispatcher (who sends the hero on his way)
8. The false hero
I'll start off easy
Starwars
Villain- Darth vader
Hero- Luke Skywalker
Donor- Yoda
Helper-C-3PO
Princess- Leia
Father-obi wan kenobi
Dispatcher-obi wan kenobi
False Hero- Boba Fett
Remember that this is theory so its up for debate...The princess could be an abstract concept for example..That drives the narrative
