Narrative and Tzventa Todorov

Narrative means the way a story is organised.

Elements of a narrative:

• time
• closure
• enigma

Classical Hollywood narratives:

• linear- going in one direction
• few, if any, sub-plot where another story appears
• tendency towards closure- all lose ends tied up in the end

Tzvetan Todorov

• equilibrium
• disruption
• resolution
• new equilibrium