Tuesday, 5 November 2013

Vladimir Propp

Protagonist (hero):
Leads narrative
Quest
Journey

Antagonist (villain):
Get in the way of the protagonist

Heroine:
Prize/reward for hero
Can be a physically thing, using a person (female)

Father:
Authority figure
Offers reward to hero (usually heroine)

Helper:
Sidekick - helps hero

Donor:
Gives something: clue/tool/some sort of power etc that helps hero complete their quest

This system of main characters will help me in producing my coursework as I know roughly what types of characters the audience could be looking for and that I definitely should show these in my opening.

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