post 7 - narrative theorists

8/11/2019 Post 7 - Narrative Theorists

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NARRATIVES


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THE PLOT.

This is everything that is visibly and audibly present to the

audience in the text. It is what the audience observes.


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THE STORY

This is all the events of the narrative. Its both explicit and implicit.

Its what the reader understands about what is happening within thestory.


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A NARRATIVE

Its a chain of events in a cause and effect relationship in time.

It includes a beginning, middle and end.

The plot and story makes up a narrative however they can overlap

as the plot presents certain story events and the story goes beyond the

plot, suggesting events that the audience never witness.


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NARRATIVE THEORISTS.


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TZETUAN TODOROV

Todorov suggested that all narratives have five states of narrative which is

general template for most stories.

1.) A state of equilibrium.

2.) A disruption by an event.

3.) A recognition of the disorder has happened.

4.) An attempt to repair the disruption.

5.) A return of a new or different equilibrium.

An example is the well known film Finding Nemo.


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A STATE OF EQUILIBRIUM

It becomes after the prologue as Nemos mother and other fish are

eaten by another vicious fish. After this we see Nemo waking his

father (Marlin) up as he is very excited for his first day of school.

They are happily living together inside an anemone.


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A DISRUPTION BY ANEVENT

Nemo is captured by a scuba diver. Nemo is then given to scuba

divers niece who is known to kill fish as she looks after them.


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A RECOGNITION OF THE

DISORDER HAS HAPPENED.

The disorder is recognised by Marlin as he sees the boat driving

away. The whole ocean hears about the news and this encouragesMarlin even more to find fish that know which direction to swim.


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AN ATTEMPT TO REPAIR THE DISRUPTION. The attempt is Marlin and Dory swimming across the ocean to

find Nemo. They face many challenges and make new friends alongthe way.


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A RETURN OF A NEW ORDIFFERENT EQUILIBRIUM. After Nemo is found he returns to school without getting bullied

because of his lucky fin. Marlin becomes friends with the other

parents and they carry on living a happy life. The other fish in the fish

tank are set free in the ocean. Dory teaches the shark that fish are

friends not food.

It shows a major change

to the new equilibrium.


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VLADIMIR PROPP.

Propp suggested that narrative structure can be determined by role.

Also character roles help us understand the constructed nature of thenarrative.

Propp came up with 8 character roles and there are 31 functions to

character.

Propp helps us to understand that each character role has a purpose within the narrative and audience identification.


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8 CHARACTER ROLES.

The villain who struggles with the hero.

The hero departs on a search for the princess.

The dispatcher sends the hero on a mission.

The false hero claims to be the real hero taking all the credit.

The donor offers a gift with magical properties.

The princess known as a goal or reward who marries the hero and punishes

the villain. The father he rewards the hero.


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CLAUDE LEVI STRAUSS.

He suggests the production of meaning is depended on the idea

of binary oppositions. It involves looking at the conflict between twoqualities and understanding how the text produces meaning.


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BINARY OPPOSITES INLORD OF THE RINGS.

Peace vs. War

Good vs. EvilHope vs. Fear

Nature vs. Machinery

Bravery vs. Cowardice


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ROLAND BARTHES.

He argued that a narrative is told through a series of codes. The

codes are used to control the way information is given to the

audience. The two most important being

Enigma codes a narrative device that teases the audience by

presenting a puzzle or riddle that has to be solved.

Action codes a narrative device which a resolution is producedthrough an action.

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