Star Wars – A New Hope (1977, George Lucas)

Propp’s character types are listed as below:

• The Hero – a character that seeks something
• The Villain – who opposes the hero on their quest
• The Donor – who provides the hero with a magical object
• The Dispatcher – who sends the hero on their quest through a message
• The False Hero – who disrupts the hero’s quest by making false claims.
• The Helper – who helps the hero
• The princess – acts as a reward for the hero and a the object of the villains plots.
• Her Father – who acts to reward the hero for their efforts.

Here is how it links into a movie, for example Star Wars: A New Hope (1977, George Lucas:

• The hero – Luke Skywalker, looks to become a Jedi and defeat Darth Vader
• The Villain – Darth Vader, looks to rein terror on the galaxy and defeat Luke Skywalker
• The Donor – Obi Wan, presents Luke with lightsaber
• The Dispatcher – R2D2, Comes to Luke with message from Princess Leia
• The Princess – Leia, needs saving from the empire
• The Helper – Han Solo, alongside with chewbacca he helps Luke.
• The Father – (Spoiler Alert) Darth Vader, does not fit particularly well into the structure as Darth Vader does not reward Luke. Additionally, he is only revealed to be the father later on so it is not immediately obvious who the father figure is.

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