NARRATIVE
Narrative is the way that events are put together to be represented to an audience.
TZVETAN TODOROV NARRATIVE THEORY
Biography: Tzvetan Todorov is a philosopher that has been writing a lot of books as well as essays and these left a significant influence to people until now.
Tzvetan Todorov suggests that all narratives start in a state of equilibrium which is then disrupted and finally reach resolution where a new equilibrium is created. This theory is quite in order as it should be. This theory is still conventional for most of the films in this era.
There are five stages for this narrative theory to progress in:
- Equilibrium – A happy start where everything is normal.
- Disruption of the equilibrium – A little problem starts to occur
- Recognition of the disruption
- An attempt to repair the damage
- New equilibrium
Other narrative theories: Vladimir Propp, Claude Levi-Strauss & Roland Barthes
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