Todorov's Narrative Theory

Tzvetan Todorov is a Bulgarian/French historian and philosopher who is credited with the concept of Narrative Theory, a structure that can be applied to most story forms and films.

Narrative Theory is a three part plot where at the start there is an equilibrium where everything appears to be fine, then something happens that disrupts the balance and causes a problem, and then at the end there is a resolution and the balance is restored.

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The basic structure Narrative Theory