Vladimir Propp Theory

• 8 character roles or spheres of action (character and action being inseparable)
• 31 functions always highly predictable such as the villian being punished at the end of the story

• The Villian
• The Hero
• The Donor
• The Helper
• The Princess
• The Father (the King who rewards hero)
• The Dispatcher (who sends hero on his way)
• The False Hero (usually good looking and a coward)