A presentation of the life and works of Russian narrative theorist Vladimir Propp, outlining his ideas on basic narrative structure and character profiling in narrative.

1. Vladimir Propp and his study into narrative structure Presentation by Jack Wentworth- Weedon

4. The Hero/Victim: Reacts to the donor, weds the princess.

5. The Villain: Struggles against the hero.

6. The Donor: Prepares the hero or gives some magical object.

7. The (Magical) Helper- Helps the hero in his quest.

8. The Princess or Prize: The hero deserves her throughout the story, but due to unfair evil must overcome a task to get her.

9. Her Father: The father of the prize gives the task to the hero, identifies the false hero, marries the hero . The Dispatcher: character who makes the lack known and sends the hero off. The False Hero: takes credit for the hero’s actions or tries to marry the princess.