Who was Vladamir Propp?
He was a literary critic who founded the idea that a certain type of character was to be used in a narrative structure.
He believed that in a narrative there are eight different character types. These are:
- The villain
- The helper (aids the hero during or after their mission)
- The dispatcher (sends hero on a mission)
- The princess or prize
- Her father - (Rewards hero for his effort)
- The doner (someone who provides an essential objects)
- False hero
- Hero/Victim
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