Vladamir Propp theory

Vladimir was a literary critic and a scholar who found that certain types of characters are used in ever narrative structure. His theory has influenced filmmakers to writing and producing successful narratives.

Character types:

• The villain - Fights the hero in some way, tends to capture the princess in some way to use against the hero. 
• The Hero - The one who fights the villain to save people, town and bring peace. 
• The dispatcher - this is the person who makes the evil know people so that they can find people who will fight back and send them off.
• The helper - Assists the hero by giving them something of use.
• The princess or the prize - The princess is normally the person who is capture by the villain and then saved by the hero. At the end of the journey the hero will marry the princess making it a happily ever after.
• The princesses father - Gives the task to the hero to save his daughter but also appears to be the false hero