Sunday, 26 September 2010

Rules of Narrative

Narrative types:

Achillies - Destruction, flawless person.
Candide - Indiana Jones, James Bond.
Cinderella - Dream comes true, pretty woman.
Circe - The chase.
Faust - Selling soul to devil.
Orpheus - The loss of something personal.
Romeo & Juliet - Love story.
Tristen & Iseult - Love triangle.

Vladmir Propp studied and concluded the 7 types of narrative.

The villian.
The donor.
The helper.
Princess & Father.
The dispatcher.
Hero & Victim.
False hero.

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