Seymour Chatman

• Kernels – Key moments in the plot / narrative structure are essential to the story and help to move the story along.
• Satellites – Developments / moments that could be removed and the overall logic would not be disturbed and are not essential to the story.

– The theory of breaking down 2 distinct elements

 Roland Barthes

• Proairetic Code – action, movement, causation. Doing ‘things’
• Hermenuetic Code – reflection, dialogue, character or thematic development. Thinking ‘things’
• Enigma Code – The way in which intrigue and ideas are raised – which encourage an audience to want more information.

– He believes that narrative is divided into Proairetic and Hermenuetic code.