{"id":205,"date":"2012-12-21T12:28:23","date_gmt":"2012-12-21T12:28:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cumnockmediaclass.wordpress.com\/?p=205"},"modified":"2012-12-21T12:28:23","modified_gmt":"2012-12-21T12:28:23","slug":"the-hunger-games-narrative-and-character-types","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/cumnockmedia\/2012\/12\/21\/the-hunger-games-narrative-and-character-types\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hunger Games – Narrative and Character Types"},"content":{"rendered":"

Narrative and Character Types<\/strong><\/h3>\n

There are lots of theories on\u00a0\u00a0the ways that stories work: some people say that most stories\u00a0 or narratives have similar themes, and similar characters.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n

The following ‘character types’ come from Propp’s\u00a0\u00a0 work on folk tales:<\/em><\/p>\n

HERO(INE):<\/strong> Individual whose quest\u00a0\u00a0is to restore the equilibrium. – Katniss<\/strong><\/p>\n

VILLAIN:<\/strong> Individual(s) whose\u00a0 task is to disrupt the equilibrium. – President Snow<\/strong><\/p>\n

DONOR:<\/strong> Individual(s) who gives the hero something e.g. advice or an object. – Haymitch<\/strong><\/p>\n

HELPER:<\/strong> Individual who aids the hero with their set task. – Gale<\/strong><\/p>\n

PRINCESS\/PRINCE:<\/strong> Individuals who need help, protecting and saving. – Primrose\/Peeta<\/strong><\/p>\n

DISPATCHER:<\/strong> Individual(s) who\u00a0send the hero on their quest. –\u00a0Cinna<\/strong> or Effie Trinkett<\/strong><\/p>\n

FALSE HERO :<\/strong> Individual(s) who set out to undermine the hero’s quest by pretending to aid them.\u00a0 Often unmasked at the end of the film – Seneca Crane<\/strong><\/p>\n

Now think of your favourite film. Which characters play the same type of roles?<\/em><\/p>\n

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Target Audience<\/strong><\/p>\n

Key elements of a teen movie:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u25a0 Handsome young male protagonist – Yes<\/span><\/p>\n

\u25a0 Attractive female protagonist – Yes<\/span><\/p>\n

\u25a0 Key location suburban American high school – No<\/span><\/p>\n

\u25a0 White affluent middle-class family, who live in a large house – No<\/span><\/p>\n

\u25a0 Teenage angst, conflict with family, heartbreak – Yes<\/span><\/p>\n

\u25a0 Sex, drugs and romance – Watered down version to fit with 12A rating to get more…?<\/span><\/p>\n

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Narrative and Character Types There are lots of theories on\u00a0\u00a0the ways that stories work: some people say that most stories\u00a0 or narratives have similar themes, and similar characters.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The following ‘character types’ come from Propp’s\u00a0\u00a0 work on folk tales: HERO(INE): Individual whose quest\u00a0\u00a0is to restore the equilibrium. – Katniss VILLAIN: Individual(s) whose\u00a0 task is to … <\/p>\n

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