Objective:
- demonstrate understanding of the society represented in Star Wars
- show a clear understanding of the warnings about how society was evolving
- apply key terms with confidence
- develop understanding of key theory
- demonstrate understanding of the society represented in Star Wars
- show a clear understanding of the warnings about how society was evolving
- apply key terms with confidence
- develop understanding of key theory
Narrative codes
Todorov
Levi-Strauss
Propp
Barthes
Levi-Strauss
Propp
Barthes
Vladimir Propp Theories
Propps Character Theory:
The Villain (struggles against the hero)
The Donor (prepares hero or gives hero some magical component)
The (magical) helper (helps hero in quest)
The princess (marries hero, often sought for in narrative)
Her father
The dispatcher (character who makes the lack know and sends hero off)
The hero or villain, reacts to donor weds princess.
The False Hero (disrupts hero's success by making false claims)
Star wars character theory:
The Hero: Luke Skywalker
The Villain: Darth Vader
The Donor: Obi-Wan Kenobi
Magical Helper: Yoda
The Princess: Princess Leia
The Dispatcher: Obi-Wan
The Helper: Han Solo
Princess Father: Darth Vader
The False Hero: (Lando Calrissian)
Star Wars follows propps theory in many ways, however tit does challenge it in some areas e.g. princess's father doesn't really exist.
Propps Character Theory:
The Villain (struggles against the hero)
The Donor (prepares hero or gives hero some magical component)
The (magical) helper (helps hero in quest)
The princess (marries hero, often sought for in narrative)
Her father
The dispatcher (character who makes the lack know and sends hero off)
The hero or villain, reacts to donor weds princess.
The False Hero (disrupts hero's success by making false claims)
Star wars character theory:
The Hero: Luke Skywalker
The Villain: Darth Vader
The Donor: Obi-Wan Kenobi
Magical Helper: Yoda
The Princess: Princess Leia
The Dispatcher: Obi-Wan
The Helper: Han Solo
Princess Father: Darth Vader
The False Hero: (Lando Calrissian)
Star Wars follows propps theory in many ways, however tit does challenge it in some areas e.g. princess's father doesn't really exist.
Technical codes
Analysing Representations of Society in Star Wars
http://www.sparknotes.com/film/starwars/themes.html
-Over-reliance on technology at the expense of nature and spirituality in the modern world
-Conformism and overt state control
-Aggressive and immoral superpowers crushing individual rights and civil liberty
-Over-reliance on technology at the expense of nature and spirituality in the modern world
-Conformism and overt state control
-Aggressive and immoral superpowers crushing individual rights and civil liberty