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Vladimir Propp
He believed some narratives have character roles and functions.
Vladimir Propp analysed a whole series of Russian folk tales in the 1920s and decided that the same events kept being repeated in each of the stories, creating a consistent framework.
Main Theories the villain, who struggles with the hero (formally known as the antagonist)
the donor,
the helper,
the Princess,
a sought-for person (and/or her father), who exists as a goal and often recognizes and marries hero and/or punishes villain
the dispatcher,
the hero, who departs on a search (seeker-hero), reacts to the donor and weds
the false hero (or antihero or usurper), who claims to be the hero, often seeking and reacting like a real hero (ie by trying to marry the princess)
Life on Mars –
Hero – Sam Tyler
Villain –Colin Reams
Princess – Myia
False Hero - Gene Hunt