Film - The Jungle Book

The Jungle Book
http://movies.disney.co.uk/the-jungle-book-1967

Todorov's Theory of Narrative

• The expected stages of a narrative - equilibrium, disequilibrium and a new equilibrium
• The movement from the initial equilibrium to the new equilibrium entails a transformation, which expresses what the narrative values

Propp's 7 character types

• The hero - Mowgli
• The villain - Shere Kan (the tiger)
• The dispatcher - Akela (the wolf pack leader)
• The donor - Bagheera 
• The princess - n/a
• The false hero - Kan (the python)
• The helper - Mowgli, Bangheera, Baloo, Grey Brother