Tuesday 18 October 2011

Todorov's Narrative Theory



Tzvetan Todorov simplified the idea of narrative theory whilst also allowing a more complex interpretation of film texts with his theory of Equilibrium and Disequilibrium.

The theory is simply this:
- The fictional environment begins with a state of equilibrium (everything is as it should be)
- It then suffers some disruption (disequilibrium)
- New equilibrium is produced at the end of the narrative

There are six stages of Todorov's theory:

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