Unit 1c - Vladimir Propp Character Theory

Vladimir Propp’s Character Theory
Propp suggested that every narrative has eight different character types, these character types are:
The Villain – fights the hero in some way.
The dispatcher – character who makes this villains evil known and the sends the hero off
The (magical) helper – helps the hero in the quest.
The princess or prize – the hero deserves her throughout the story but isn’t enabled to do so due to unfair evil, normally the villain.
Her father – gives task to hero
The donor – prepares the hero
The hero or victim/seeker hero – reacts to the donor, wed the princess
False Hero – takes credit for the hero’s actions to try and marry the princess]
 
Linear – Beginning, middle & end
Non-Linear – Twists and turns, Can start from the end or beginning; via flashbacks. Example: The Flash.
 
Shrek
Lord Farquaad – Villain
The Dispatcher - Fironious
The (magical) helper – Donkey/Dragon
Princess -Fiona
Her father -/
The donor -/
The hero - Dragon
False hero - Shrek

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