Narratives are about time and space and are usually linear and sequential, they run for a set length. Narratives are usually structured or organised around a particular theme.

Narrative is the overall structure involved in communication, within this are the story which includes whats in it, and the plot which is the way its structured and organised.

Tztevan Todorov (Tripartite narrative structure) Stories can be broken down into Beginning/Middle/End. Todorov presents this idea as: -Equilibrium -Disruption -New equilibrium

The climax is the highest point of drama within the piece of media, this point of drama begins with the inciting incident, after the highest point of drama there is a resolution.

Claude Levi-Srauss (Binary oppositions) By looking at different cultures and societies, he suggested that stories should include characters that are opposites

Vladimir Propp (Character types and functions) labels “Stock characters” as characters with specific functions, their actions help provide function for the narrative structure.

-Hero -Helper -Princess -Villain -Victim -Dispatcher -Father -False Hero

Seymour Chatman (Satellites and Kernels) Kernels – key moments in the plot /narrative structure Satellites – embellishments, developments, aesthetics