Narrative and Character

5 Stages of Narrative structure:

1. Equilibrium
2. Disruptive
3. Complications
4. Resolution
5. New Equilibrium

Example of the 5 stages of narrative structure: Jaws:

1. Equilibrium- Typical day at the beach, sunny, everyone is perparing for July 4th, everyone is happy.
2. Disruptive- A dead body appears.
3. Complications- Do they close the beach for July 4th? Will more people die? Is it a shark?
4. Resolution- they keep the beach open, and go to catch shark.
5. New Equilibrium- Shark is killed, shark hunter is killed. Everything returns to normal but there are new changes between the people.

5 Stock Characters:

1. The Hero
2. The Villain
3. The Helper or sidekick
4. The Victim
5. The Donor

Example of of the 5 stock characters: Harry Potter:

1. Hero- Harry Potter
2. Villain- Voldermort
3. Helper- Ron and Hermione
4. Victim- Sirius Black
5. Donor- Dumbledore

Prisoner of Azkaban poster