Narrative theories

Tzvetan Todorov-  He proposed that all narratives have 5 stages, this occurs in films, TV, literature as well as other media texts.

→Equilibrium- Normality at the beginning, when everything appears as it should. 

→Disruption- When something happens to upset the normality. 

→Acknowledgement- When the main protagonist realises that something has happened, and has decided to act upon it.

→Attempt to restore- Trying to attempt to get thing back to normality.

→New equilibrium- Everything is back to the new version of normality.

Band of Horses- 'Dilly'

→Equilibrium- Bikers ride into town, oblivious to the fact that the local people will be against them and take offence to their presence.

→Disruption- In the bar, when it is clear that both groups of people have a mutual dislike of one another, and the bikers react by shooting their fingers at people.

→Acknowledgement- This occurs when the policeman picks up the phone to call for back-up to help deal with the threat from the bikers

→Attempt to restore- The bikers are stoped from leaving town and there is a shoot-out to determine who wins.

→New equilibrium- Bikers depart after the shoot-out and they go on the run from the law whilst the townspeople struggle to recover from the devastation of the attack.

Enrique Iglesias- 'Hero'

→Equilibrium- The couple are on the run with stolen money, riding off into the sunset.

→Disruption- You see the villain , and rather than the couple running away, they run into trouble.

→Acknowledgement- When Enrique realises he can't escape from the villain anymore and he has to fight.

→Attempt to restore- When Enrique fights for his women and his money as he punches the villain.

→New equilibrium- Enrique dies at the end and pays for what he did, the villain is arrested and the women survives and leaves with all the money.

Taylor Swift- 'You belong with me'

→Equilibrium-  The boy and girl and neighbours and are communicating by notes through their windows.

→Disruption- Taylor see's that the boy has a girlfriend who is completely different to her, as she's a cheerleader and Taylor is very unpopular.

→Acknowledgement- Taylor see's the boy have an argument with his girlfriend in the middle of the football game, and he storms off.

→Attempt to restore- Taylor see's the boy leave his house to go the prom, as she stays in her room upset.

→New equilibrium- The boy and girl meet in the middle of the dance floor as everyone watches them dance together at prom.