Narrative Theory's

Todarov's Narrative Theory.
























Vladamir Propp's Narrative Theory.


He believed that every narrative story was built around the functions of 7 characters, these were:

• The Hero
• The Villain
• The Princess
• The Princesses Father
• The Donor
• The Dispatcher
• The Helper
• The False Hero

Roland Barthes' Narrative Theory

Barthes believed that a text was simply like a ball of string that needed to be un-raveled. He described this as a text being either open or closed. The open text would mean the viewer or reader knows what is going to happen in the story so they do not need to think or put any effort into un-raveling the story for themselves. This makes a narrative less tense and sometimes boring. The other is where a text is closed. This means the viewer/reader must unravel the text for themselves, guessing on the twist at the end or whether a character is alive or dead etc. So it leaves them on edge. Creating a better atmosphere.