INTRO TO NARRATIVE

What do you think narrative means?

The narrative is the overall story
Tutor Definition
Narrative is the media term for how a story is told in a text.
Story = a sequence of events, known correctly as the plot.
Narrative = the way those events are put together to be presented to an
audience.
Narrative = the way those events are put together to be presented to an
audience.
What are the different ways of structuring a narrative?
Linear Chronological order
Non-Linear Non-chronological order
Multi-Strand Follows several storylines
Single Strand Follow one storyline throughout

List Propps seven archetypes

Villain/Antagonist
Hero/Protagonist
Princess
Donor
The helper/Sidekick
Anti-Hero
The dispatcher
Can you apply Propps theory to a TV show or Film?
Spiderman 1
Spiderman/Peter Parker Hero
Green Goblin - Villain
Gwen Princess
Uncle Ben Dispatcher
Spider Donor
List the stages or Todorovs narrative theory.
Equilibrium
Disruption of the equilibrium
Recognition of the disruption
An attempt to repair the damage
New equilibrium
Can you apply Todorovs theory to Dead Man Walking?
Equilibrium Dead body
Disruption Writing/symbol on dead bodies hand
Recognition follow the postcode and find out what the symbol is
Attempt to repair chase down and question Jamie Kent (Brother of
victim)
New equilibrium Finding out the brother was not guilty and OMalley
is involved
List Barthes Codes.
Action push the narrative forward
Enigma audiences desire to keep watching
Cultural way of understanding the story
Connotations additional meanings/references
Symbolic -themes
Can you analyse Barthes codes in Dead Man Walking?
Action Chasing Jamie Kent to question him, music/sounds,
OMalley storming towards Jamie Kent, opening the parcel,
Enigma the killing of Jamie Kent, who did it? Strange symbol on
dead body, the box, OMalleys involvement, who is alex, where
is alex?,
Cultural - Kent brothers, New York irish American detective
names,
Connotations The symbol, address/postcode, flashback OMalley
trying to distract Burke, Jamie Kent running,
Symbolic Dark, mysterious, dramatic, corruption, betrayal,
secrecy

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