TODOROV’S THEORY OF
NARRATIVE
Todorov was a Bulgarian
literary theorist. He suggested that conventional narratives were structured in
four stages, staring with a state of equilibrium in which life is normal and
the protagonist is happy. This state of normality is then disrupted by an
outside force, which has to be fought against in order to return to a state of
equilibrium again.
In the film Divergent (2014)- Directed by: Neil Burger, this theory is shown.
Narrative Stage
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Explanation
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Equilibrium
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Where everything is normal and happy at the beginning
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Disruption
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Something happens to disrupt the happiness
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Battle for resolution
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Someone tried to restore the equilibrium by solving the disruption
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New Equilibrium
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Where everything becomes normal and happy again at the end
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In the film Divergent (2014)- Directed by: Neil Burger, this theory is shown.
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