REPRESENTATION/NARRATIVE THEORY: Levi-Strauss´'s Binary Opposition

"Conflict, the root of any narrative, is offered by binary opposition."

Theory that states narrative comes from conflict between two polar opposites, thereby the Proppian hero/protagonist and villain/antagonist will be the anthithesis of each other.

Or in the case of the antihero they could be struggling with opposite facets of their personality, the binary within themselves.

Male vs Female

Young vs Old

Urban vs Natural 
Humans vs Machine

NARRATIVE/REPRESENTATION THEORY: Propp's 7 Character Archetypes

Vladimir Propp was a Russian folklorist who looked at the basic plot structures of fairytales, a precursor of the study of popular culture.

His seven character archetypes from the study of fairytales, of folk culture, which is the first pop culture:

1. The Hero
2. The Villain
3. The Princess
4. The Dispatcher
5. The Donor
6. The False Hero
7. The Helper

Applied to Star Wars

1. The Hero, Luke Skywalker
2. The Villain, Darth Vader
3. The Princess, Princess Leia
4. The Dispatcher
5. The Donor
6. The False Hero
7. The Helper

Applied to Bridget Jones

1. The Heroine, Bridget Jones
2. The Villain & False Hero, Daniel Cleaver
3. The Prince, Mark Darcy
4. The Dispatcher, Bridget Jones's mother
5. The Donor, Bridget's father?
6. The Helper, Bridget's gang of friends 
7. The Father

Applied to Submarine

1. The Hero
2. The Villain
3. The Princess
4. The Dispatcher
5. The Donor
6. The False Hero
7. The Helper