Narrative Structure Theories

Noel Carroll - onset phase, discovery phase disruption phase

Todorov - Equilibrium, Disequilibrium, resolution Roland Barthes - Barthes identifies 5 narrative codes which readers use to decode texts. He emphasizes the active role of reader in creating meaning and their 'culturally formed expectations.'

Vladimir Propp - Propp suggests that there are a limited number of character types that share a function

 Levi Strauss - Narratives are structured by pairs of binary oppositions