Tzvetan Todorov (born March 1, 1939) is a Franco-Bulgarian historian and essayist, to use his own definition of himself. He has lived in France since 1963, and is the author of books and essays about literary theory, thought history and culture theory.- five fundamental Narrative stages, Narrative theory.
1. Equilibrium
2. Disruption
3. Recognition
4. Repair
5. New Equilibrium
The narrative code can also be labelled as:
1. Exposition
2. Conflict
3. Climax
4. Resolution
Vladimir Yakovlevich Propp (29 April 1895 – 22 August 1970) was a Soviet folklorist and scholar who analyzed the basic plot components of Russian folk tales to identify their simplest irreducible narrative elements. - Character Types, Hero, Anti-Hero, Villain, Heroine, Princess.
Always certain people that acquire different roles.
An Example where Propp's theory is used is in Pirates Of The Caribbean:
In this 30 second re-enactment, it is clear that the main character Jack Sparrow is the Anti-Hero, Will Turner is the Hero, Barbosa is the Villain and Elisabeth Swan is the Princess.