Q1. Who was Tzvetan Todorov?
A1. He is a Franco-Bulgarian philosopher. He lives in France
Q2. What are the key points of his narrative theory?
A2. Basically there are five parts to a story.
- Equilibrium – things that balance.
- Disruption – something happens that disrupts this.
- Realization – the protagonist accepts disruption has happened; no easy way to fix it, something has to be done about it.
- Restoration – the problem is attempted to be fixed.
- New Equilibrium – Normality restored, things have changed.
Q3. How is this relevant to studying media?
A3. The theory is relevant to media because it describes the sequence of events in order that they would happen in a media text, for example in films such as toy story 3 where everything starts off fine, then a problems occurs, then eventually everything is resolved but now with a new twist.
A good summary of Todorov's ideas. To link it with your project, state whether or not his ideas can be applied to your idea. - Mr Thorogood
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ReplyDeleteI agree completely with Mr Thorogood, you MUST show how a theory such as this relates to your own media project idea.
Otherwise, the reader of your blog may wonder WHY this research is on here