Tzvetan Todorov was
born on 1st March 1939 in Sofia, Bulgaria. He is the man who
invented the ‘Todorov’s Narrative Theory’. In this theory of his, he created diagram
(left side) that included 5 steps, which summed up what most movie’s stories included.
1.
Equilibrium:
In this stage, everyone is happy and in peace; nothing goes wrong.
2.
Disruption of the Equilibrium: This is where the peaceful life of the protagonist is
being interrupted by someone mostly antagonist.
3.
Recognition of the disruption: The protagonist comes to realise how bad of a situation he/she
is in.
4.
An attempt to repair the damage: In the fourth stage, after realising the problem the
protagonist tries to solve the problem he/she is faced with.
5.
New Equilibrium:
This is the final stage of the ‘Todorov’s Narrative Theory’, it is where the
problem is solved and everyone lives happily ever after.
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