Theories
Tzvetan Torodov
Equilibrium -> Disequilibrium -> New Equilibrium
Start = Harmony/ social order/ stability
Next = Disruption/ disharmony/ chaos
Finally = Restoration or harmony by hero
Roland Barthess
Enigma code – a narrative device that engages the audience by presenting a puzzle
Action code – events that solve the enigma
Cultural - a device which the audience can recognise as being part of a culture.
Symbolic - a connotation the deeper, complex meaning behind an object or someone. Association secondary meanings.
Semic – a denotation the way in which the characters, setting, actions and events take place on meaning
Binary Opposition
The theory, that the text constructs meaning through the use of opposites.
E.g.
Good VS Bad
Hero VS Villain
Rich VS Poor
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