TODOROV THEORY

WHO IS TODOROV

• All narratives follow a three part structure
• All narratives are structured in the same way be it films, TV dramas, radio plays or novels. All narratives have a beginning, middle and end although they don’t necessarily come in that order.

WHO WAS TODOTOV

• Todorov is a French theorist as well as a philospher, sociologist and historian. He has written a large amount of well known books like ' Facing the extreme'

THE 5 STAGES:

• Equilibrium – the beginning when everything appears normal
• Disruption – something happens to disrupt the normality
• Recognition – when the characters realise something has happened to them and they decide to act upon it
• Attempt to restore – the act of trying to restore the normality
• New equilibrium – everything is back to normal – except its not it’s a new normality as things have changed after their journey