narrative, research into Propp.

Propp used analogy to analyze Russian fairy tales

Propp had 31 elements to stories that he had identified, plus their symbol, interpretations and discussion.

I also looked into the characters that he resolved into 8 broad character types in the 100 tales he analysed:

1. The villain — struggles against the hero.

2. The dispatcher —character who makes the lack known and sends the hero off.

3. The (magical) helper — helps the hero in the quest.

4. The princess or prize — the hero deserves her throughout the story but is unable to marry her because of an unfair evil, usually because of the villain. The hero's journey is often ended when he marries the princess, thereby beating the villain.

5. Her father — gives the task to the hero, identifies the false hero, and marries the hero, often sought for during the narrative. Propp noted that functionally, the princess and the father cannot be clearly distinguished.

6 .The donors —prepare the hero or give the hero some magical object.

7. The hero or victim/seeker hero — reacts to the donor, weds the princess.

8. False hero — takes credit for the hero’s actions or tries to marry the princess

I think that this concept is true within most films and is something I should take into account when creating a story for my film, obviously Propp used old folk tales as his inspiration but even now you can relate his work to many stories, books and films today.