Narrative

Narrative - The retelling of a story

Barthes' Codes- Significant items and objects.
Stated that texts may be open: "Text is like a tangled ball of threads... needs unravelling so we can separate out the colours."
Example - enigma code
What are key characters showing (who, what, why, where?)

Aristotle - A famous Greek philosopher. He stated that all stories need a beginning, middle and end, and created a template for this.

Todorov - theorized that each narrative passed five stages:
Equilibrium - the state of normality.
Disruption of equilibrium - a character or action or action which disrupts the state of normality.
Main protagonist recognises that the equilibrium has been disrupted.
Restoration of equilibrium- The protagonist attempts to restore the equilibrium.
New equilibrium - Equilibrium is restored, but transformations and changes have occurred from the original equilibrium.

Propp
- All narratives have a common structure
- Shaped by characters

Levi-Strauss
- good narrative is caused by opposites (binary opposites such as male/female, good/evil)

Up narrative:
Significant items/signs-Clouds, mailbox, picnic basket