(Post 3b) Vladimir Propp

(POST THREE B)

VLADIMIR PROPP

Vladimir Propp was a folklorist researcher interested in the relationship between characters and narrative. Propp argued that stories are character driven and that plots develop from the decisions and actions of characters and how they function in a story. He claimed characters could be classified into certain roles that progress a story. Propp's ideas are also relevant in non-fiction print texts like newspapers which often portray politicians as villains if their decisions or policies aren't popular with the public. When someone has done a good deed for charity or helped in a daring rescue, newspapers often portray them as heroes.

These roles are:
- the Villain - struggles to stop the hero in their quest
- the Donor - prepares the hero for their quest
- the Helper - offers to help the hero in their quest, this is usually their sidekick
- the Princess - person the hero marries, and is often searched for during the quest
- the False Hero - a character that initially appears as good but turns out to be evil. 
- the Dispatcher - the person that sends the hero on their quest
- the Hero - the person on the quest through which the audience follow the narrative.



I watched this short clip after reading the outline of Propp's ideas and found that it helped further develop my understanding. He explains each character in more depth than the explanations I have provided, as well as giving examples. 

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