Saturday, 21 September 2013

Narrative Theories - Tzvetan Todorov

Tzvetan Todorov


(1 March 1939 - Present)
Todorov is a Franco-Bulgarian Philosopher who established the equilibrium theory. Todorov stated most narratives start with an equilibrium, where life is normal and the protagonist is happy, then a disruption in the equilibrium occurs, usually caused by the primary antagonist. The protagonist recognises disruption and then attempts to repair disruption. The story often concludes with the protagonist being successful in repair, birthing a new equilibrium.

Equilibrium>Disruption>Recognition of disruption>Attempt to repair>New Equilibrium

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