Narrative Research

Narrative Research

1. 3 Act Structure

   • Act 1, Complicating Action, Act 2, Complicating Action, Act 3
     • Set Up, Development, Resolution

2. Binary Opposition

   • Good vs Evil
   • Day vs Night
   • Light vs Dark
   • Levi-Strauss

3. Archetypal Characters

   • Propp
   • Hero, Villain, Dispatcher, False Hero, Donor, Sought-After-Person, Father,
   • Seen in many Disney films
   • Typical characters found in multiple narratives

4. Equilibrium

   • Todorov
   • Equilibrium, Disruption, New Equilibrium
   • Disruption is often used to move the narrative along