Propp stock characters

CATEGORY	FAMILIARITIES:	DIFFERENCES:	CATEGORY FAMILIARITIES: DIFFERENCES: THEORY
CHARACTERS	Polly – The dispatcher/ false hero. He wants Richard to have a better life so he leaves him for both of their benefit. He also acts like a hero as he shows himself working however he never provides for Richard.		PROPP, presents the idea of STOCK CHARACTERS, inc ‘hero’, ‘false hero’, ‘princess’, ‘father figure’, ‘despatcher’
THEMES			LEVI-STRAUSS the use of key themes to structure stories and characters around familiar themes: family, community, law and order, justice. Often set up as binary oppostions: right/wrong urban/rural, young/old, good/bad

Propp characters

Annabel- hero

Polly- villain/ father figure / false hero / victim

Richard- victim / princess

Chicken- the helper/ donor

Guy from fair- father figure

propps theory

villain	Polly/the mum
hero	Anabelle
victim	Richard
donor	chicken
false hero	Polly

Propp’s Character Stocks

Hero – Annabelle

False Hero – Polly

Father – Polly / Guy from scrapyard/fair

Victim – Richard

Villain – Mother

The Dispatcher / The Helper – The Chicken

Levi-Strauss Binary Oppositions

Rich vs Poor / Life vs Death /

– Desapite the CSP being based on institution, this post is just an activity to brainstorm on narrative theory ideas.

Propp’s Theory

Protagonist	Richard
False Hero	Richards Mother
Antagonist	Polly
Helper/Princess	Anabelle
Helper/victim	Chicken

Vladimir Propp – Stock Characters

The hero – Richard

The Antagonist – Polly

The false Hero – Richard and Polly’s mother

The Helper – Annabell

The donor – The chicken

The princess – Annabell

The Dispatcher – Polly

Levi-Strauss – Binary Oppositions

Young vs Old (Richard and Polly)

Rich vs poor (Annabell and Richard)

Able vs Disable (

Rural vs Urban

CATEGORY	FAMILIARITIES:	DIFFERENCES:	THEOR
CHARACTERS			PROPP, presents the idea of STOCK CHARACTERS, inc ‘hero’, ‘false hero’, ‘princess’, ‘father figure’, ‘despatcher’
THEMES			LEVI-STRAUSS the use of key themes to structure stories and characters around familiar themes: family, community, law and order, justice. Often set up as binary oppostions: right/wrong urban/rural, young/old, good/bad

	Propp	Levi-Strausse
Characters	Mum – false hero Richard – protagonist Polly – Father figure Annabelle – Princess/hero Chicken – hero
Themes		– calm/angry (polly) – law/order (theft) – lower/upper class – rural/urban

			Theory
Characters	Polly= Father figure= False hero because he leaves Richard.		PROPP, presents the idea of STOCK CHARACTERS, inc ‘hero’, ‘false hero’, ‘princess’, ‘father figure’, ‘despatcher’
	Annabelle= Hero because she takes Richard in and helps him whilst becoming friends		PROPP, presents the idea of STOCK CHARACTERS, inc ‘hero’, ‘false hero’, ‘princess’, ‘father figure’, ‘despatcher’
	Richard= Protagonist		PROPP, presents the idea of STOCK CHARACTERS, inc ‘hero’, ‘false hero’, ‘princess’, ‘father figure’, ‘despatcher’

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