Writing 39 Vladimir Propp and Aarne-Thomspon Index

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Function ofFolktales and

the Aarne-Thompson

Index

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Prarthana omaiah! Anthony Pasillas

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o#iet folklorist and scholar $hoanaly%ed the plot of stories

Throu&h this he $as a'le tocate&ori%e di(erent parts$ithin the stories )*+functions and , characters

The , di(erent character typescan 'e seen in mostliterature and is used for

analysis $hen tryin& tounderstand the charactersof the storyIn other $ords! $e are a'le

to understand $hy thecharacters do $hat

they do and act the$ay they do

Vladimir Propp


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Functions +-.A'sentation

A family mem'er lea#es and the herointroduced

Interdiction

omethin& that for'ids the hero to &o or tolea#e to a certain area

Violation of Interdiction

/ero de0es the interdiction and the #illainis then introduced

"econnaissance

The #illain &oes after the hero


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Functions ,-+2Complicity

/ero unkno$in&ly helps the #illain

Villainy

Villain hurts a family mem'er! or a family mem'er$ants somethin&

Mediation

/ero reali%es $hats happened and he hears a callfor help

Be&innin& Counter-Action

/ero seeks help from some ma&ical input

1eparture


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Functions +*- +3/eros reaction

/ero does the tests and reali%es the #illainspo$er

"eceipt of Ma&ical A&ent

/ero is $orthy of the ma&ic and recei#es it

4uidance

/ero &ets sent to another place or directly to#illain $ith the help of some ma&icalcreature or potion

tru&&le

The /ero and Villain encounter each otherand 'attle


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Functions +5-267i8uidation

The main issue or pro'lem is resol#ed"eturn

The /ero 0nally arri#es home

Pursuit

9n the $ay home! the /ero is 'ein&chased:pursued 'y an a&&ressor

"escue

The pursuit of the hero ends 'ecause thehero is rescued


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Functions 2


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Character Types +-,The Villain

The e#il character creatin& a stru&&le for thehero

The 1ispatcher

A character that needs the hero to &o on a 8uest

The /elper

Ma&ical entity that comes to help the hero

Princess of Pri%e

The person or o'@ect the hero is so desperatelytryin& to earn! 'ut there are often o'stacles in

the $ay


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Aarne-Thompson Index

Multi#olume listin& desi&ned to help

folklorists identify recurrin& plotpatterns in folk tales

9r&ani%es! classi0es! and analy%esspeci0c folktales

Identi0es narrati#es throu&h motif: andor tale type num'ers

First or&ani%es them into 'roadcate&ories )Animal Tales! Fairy Tales!etc only to further su'di#ide them'y motif patterns

Closely related folktales are &rouped$ithin a type

1i#ide tales into sections $ith an AT


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AT; Classi0cation

Animal Tales +-255

?ild Animals +-55

The Cle#er Fox )9ther Animal +-.5

9ther ?ild Animals ,D-55

?ild Animals and 1omestic Animals +DD-

+65

?ild Animals and /umans +


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AT; C7AIFICATI9Tales of Ma&ic *DD-,65

upernatural Ad#ersaries *DD-*55

upernatural or >nchanted ?ife)/us'and or 9ther "elati#e 6DD-6


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AT; C7AIFICATI9

"eli&ious Tales ,EAMP7>

The e#en leepers ),..! ThePeasant in /ea#en )3D2! TheMystery of the 1e#il )3+2! The


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AT; C7AIFICATI9

"ealistic Tales 3


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AT; C7AIFICATI9

Tales of the stupid o&re )&iant!de#il +DDD-

++55

7a'or Contract +DDD-+D25

Partnership 'et$een Man and 9&re +D*D-+D


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AT; C7AIFICATI9Anecdotes and Hokes +2DD-+555

tories a'out a Fool +2DD-+*65

tories a'out Married Couples +*


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AT; C7AIFICATI9

Formula Tales 2DDD-2*55

Cumulati#e Tales 2DDD-2+DD

Chains 'ased on num'ers! o'@ects!animals! or names 2DDD-2D2D

Chains in#ol#in& 1eath 2D+2-2D26

Chains in#ol#in& >atin& 2D2#ents 2D25-2D,EAMP7>


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