- Start = Harmony/social order/stability
- Next = Disruption/disharmony/chaos/change
- Finally = Restoration of harmony by "hero"
Narrative Theories-Roland Barthes
Argued that narrative was controlled by codes
- Enigma Code - a narrative device that engages the audience by presenting a puzzle of problem to be solved.
- Action Code-events that solve the enigma (gunshots)
- The theory that texts construct meanings through the use of opposites e.g...
- good vs bad
- hero vs villan
- rich vs poor
- strong vs weak
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