Vladimar Propp's theory is that every story has its 8 characters
CHARACTERS
1.The hero (seeks something)
2.The villain (opposes the hero)
3.The donor (helps the hero by providing a magic object)
4.The dispatcher (sends the hero on his way)
5.The false hero (falsely assuming the role of hero)
6.The helper (gives support to the hero)
7.The princess (the reward for the hero but also needs to be protected from the villain
8.her father
This does fit to many films such as harry potter where harry is the hero , voldemort is
the villain , dumbledor is the donor , death eaters are the dispatchers,
ron/hermione are the false heros but are also the helpers and ginny is thep rincess
it can also fit with films like lord of the rings , sherlock holmes etc
however this theory doesnt fit all the time , in films such as happy go lucky where there is no
really story line this theory doesnt fit.
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