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WHAT IS NARRATIVE?● The way events are put together.● Types of narrative:
- Linear / non-linear- Open-ended / closed- Single-strand / multi-strand
Narrative in The Killing
- In the killing it follows a linear storyline.- It follows a multi strand story which involves many
different stories at the same time.- The story ends up being closed by the end of the
season when we find out the killer.- By the end of the season all the different stories
come together.
Roland Barthes Enigma Code (1908)
- Gives puzzles to be discovered at the end.
- Keeps audience guessing and engaged.
- Based works on Ferdinand de Saussure.
- Adding information can change how signs are read.
Vladimir Propp's Character Roles (1928)- 8 main character roles: - Hero, Villains,
Donor, Dispatcher, False Hero, Helper, Princess, Princesses Father.
- 31 steps to a story.
- Characters can have more than 1 role.
Tzvetan Todorov Equilibrium Theory (1969)
- Equilibrium - Everything is how it should be.
Equilibrium
Disruption Repair
Recognition
(New)
The Enigma Code in The Killing- Clues set throughout to give idea about killer.
- Adding information to the case continues the story.
Character Roles in The Killing
- The Hero - Sara lund
- The Villain- Vagn Skærbæk
- One Donor- Leon Frevert
- The Dispatcher- Erik Buchard
Character Roles in The Killing Continued- The False Hero- Vagn Skærbæk
- The Helper- Jan Meyer
- The Princess- Nanna Birk Larsen
- The Princesses Farther- Theis Birk Larsen
Equilibrium Theory in The Killing- Equilibrium - Norm.- Disruption - Nanna dies.- Recognition - Police find her body.- Repair - Muder case where they find killer.- New equilibrium - Acceptance that life goes on.