The document discusses two narrative theories and applies them to two stories. It summarizes Tzvetan Todorov's 5-part theory of narrative structure applied to the story of "Alexander and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day". It then summarizes Vladimir Propp's theory of 7 character archetypes and applies it to the characters in "Aladdin". Finally, it provides a brief overview of Propp's theory focusing on the 7 character roles and Todorov's theory of the 5 stages of narrative structure.