Todorov's theory probably can apply to more than Propp's theory due to the fact Todorov's theroy is specialised to one genre such as 'fairy tales', he explains that all narrative has five stages.
Stage 1: Equilibrium ( everything is fine)
Stage 2: A disruption of this order
Stage 3: The disruption realised
Stage 4: An attempt to repair the disruption
Stage 5: The story is resolved
I tried to try to include these stages in my soap trailer when i show the characters narrative, however not all will be included as the clips will only be introductions to stories as a whole story would likely not fit in a trailer meaning only the first 2-3 stages will be included due to the fact the story is a trailer. All soaps are serial so stories never end meaning stage 5 is dis-proven in soap, due to the fact their serials characters can come and go so stories are never fully resolved in soap. Todorov's theory can be seen in my soap with the two gay men whom are happy (equilibrium) the drunken thug character distorts this and this is realised where one of the men begins to have doubts on their relationship stating "I wonder is our love worth the abuse".
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