Todorov:
Equilibrium theory
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Traditional narratives follow a 3 part structure of
beginning middle and end which unfolds in a narrative arc of 4 phases: 1.
Exposition, 2. Introduction to conflict, 3. Climax, 4. Resolution
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Narrative is usually a chronological and linear
sequence of themes, actions and motives.
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Todorov identifies that the 3 part structure has 5
stages:
o Narrative
begins with an equilibrium
o The
Equilibrium is usually disrupted by and event to create disequilibrium
Strauss-
Binary Oppositions
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Identified that we understand the world by the relationship
that two opposites have together.
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He believed that narratives are arranged around the
conflict of binary oppositions.
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Some of these oppositions could include:
o Man vs
women
o Good vs bad
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