1. Assignment 8: Narrative (to Identify and
explain Todorovs theory in relation to film).

3.  Todorov suggested there are 5 stages of
narrative
 The first stage is the equilibrium.
 The movie I have choose is the hunger games. In the hunger
games it starts off normal as there who is just hunting leading
her every day life catching food.
 There is no conflict at the beginning everything is pretty much
normal.

4. The second stage would be the
disequilibrium
• Some sort of conflict/disruption would begin in
relation to the hunger games the conflict begins
when the event of the reaping began.
• Catness (the main character) sister got chosen to do
enter the hunger games.
In this
scene Prim
discovers
that Catness
will be
entering the
hunger
games

5.  The recognition of disequilibrium
 Catness decided to go and do it herself which caused conflict,
because Catness did not want her little sister to die.
 The fight to stay alive in the hunger games, as people were killing
other people.
 Another one would be when Rue died which caused moral panic
(a division in society) in & out of the hunger games.
Catness is
Rue hunting
is in
the
tree.

6. The attempt to repair the
disequilibrium
• Catness tried to fight for her life in order to win
the hunger games and the return to her family.
• Catness get Peter medicine for his cuts and
bruises in order to make him better for them to
win.
• Catness gives peter poisonous berries in order
to kill the both of them.

7. The new equilibrium
• The new equilibrium would be when a
resolution is made and all the conflict
has ended.
• In relation to the hunger games it would
have been when Catness Won with Peter.
• Catness got to go and return home to
her family in one piece.
Catness won
the hunger
games

8.  Levi – Strauss
 The genre is drama
Film Opposite 1 Opposite 2 • Explanation
Crash • He is an
opposite from a
good person
because he was
sexually
harassing a
women.
• He is good
because he
doesn’t do
anything wrong
This is the cop He is good he just works
from crash because he is and does his
just a father best to support
and owns a his family
shop.

9. The genre is horror
Film Opposite 1 Opposite 2 Explanation
The unborn • The little boy is
evil and kills his
sisters loved
ones.
• The girl is good
and wants to
get help.
The character is She is the good
evil as he is person that is
looking for tormented and
revenge. abused

10. The genre is action
Film Opposites 1 Opposites 2 explantion
Rush hour • Jackie is
the hero as
he saves
lives.
• She is the
villain as
she causes
pain and
This death.
Jackie is the character is
hero as he is the villain as
good guy. she causes
pain.

11. Part B: Barthes Theory

12.  Barthes Theory:
 Engima code
 Action Code
 Semantic code
 Symbolic code
 Cultural Code

13. Enigma code
• Enigma code is the
The
puzzles/ mystery of the audience is
movie. intrigued
as to why
• In the movie there is the girl
always ‘5ws’. sitting on
the chair.
Who is responsible
Why are they there
The character
Where ? is tied up in a
When ? chair, with a
head brace on
What ? her she looks
terrified.
For example saw the movie

14. Action code
An action code is codes For
example
of behaviour and the
actions that lead the movie
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audience to expect
certain consequences
(based on other
stories/films and their A guy has a
gun so the
conventions) consequence
would be he's
going to
shoot
someone
with it

15. Semantic Code
The semantic code is the
meanings of characters,
objects, locations.
We learn from experience
about these denotations
& connotations.
Iconographic features
work in the same way.

16. Some examples of the semantic
code The colour white
(Romance/drama)
(Drama, fant
asy, adventu
re &
romance.) (Romance,
drama)
Bridal wars.
The colour Twilight
white = breaking dawn.
innocence &
purity/
vulnerability, 27 Dresses.
peace, &
tranquillity.

17. Symbolic code
The symbolic features consist to
signify oppositions and antitheses
For example spider man we have the
hero and the villain two complete
opposites.
The villain
The hero, it
is evident
there will
be a battle
between
good & evil

18. Cultural code:
Outside of text and knowledge we commonly share to bring
understand of the meaning in the text. Often references to
things in popular culture and historical events.
We also know
Hispanics can
sometimes have
We know that men like cars a very bad
especially the newest and temper which
fastest ones. would lead to
the chase.

19. Propps Theory

20. Hero
• The hero is on a
quest/search.
• Traditionally male (but
not always)
protagonist role is to
restore the
disequilibrium usually
by defeating the villain In this
for winning love of case
heroine (princess) Simba
from the
lion king
is the
hero

21. Villain
• The opposite
to the hero
(antihesis)
• Cause of
disruption
• Often threat to
safety of
heroine.
Scar from the lion king is
the villain in this case

22. Dispatcher
• Starts hero on its way
(usually to restore the
disequilibrium)
• Often father of heroine
• He (or she) sends hero off
so he can prove his worth
(often winning love of
Mufasa is the father of Simba so
heroine)
in this case he is the dispatcher.

23. Donor
• Helps hero by giving him
‘magic’ tool/gift to help
them on thee journey
• The tool/gift may be advice,
a skill or an object such as
weapon.
Mufasa gives Simba
advice about how to
be king.

24. Helper
• Assists/helps hero in
restoring
normality/equilibrium.
• Like a sidekick (with for
whole or part of journey
can meet on way)
In the case the helper
is Pumba and Timon.

25. Heroine
• Usually female but not always
• Often in love or ends up with
hero.
• Nala is the heroine because during the movie
her life and Samba's are put at risk and she
had to save him & herself.
• Also in the end, they reunite together and
get married

26. False hero
• Brother of king Mufasa, uncle to
Simba.
• Seems caring to Simba.
• Tempts him but really sets him up
to be killed (so he can be king)

27. Part E

28. Diegesis
The internal world created by the
story that characters themselves
experience and encounter.
The characters are
all engaged in a
conversation
between
themselves.

29. Narrative Range
March of
the
penguins
Unrestricted narration:
• A narrative which has no limits to the
information that is presented gives as
much info as possible, not hiding any
pieces of information to audience to
audience example a news bulletin.
Restricted narration:
• Only offers minimal information
regarding the narrative. Which is
usually used in thrillers.
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