Media Theory

 Todorov’s Narrative Theory works really well for my project because my story begins with a normal situation, then something happens to change it, and then the character ends up in a new reality.

In the beginning of my opening, the audience is introduced to the main character while she is grieving the loss of her sister. This represents the equilibrium because it shows the audience what her life looks like before the story changes. Even if the sister is already dead in the opening, the pictures show that her life used to be peaceful and normal.

Then, the sister’s death is the disequilibrium. This is the event that changes the character’s life. It creates mystery because the audience does not really know what happened yet. This is important because the disequilibrium is what makes the audience want to keep watching.

The story starts to move toward a new equilibrium. In this part, the main character is not just grieving, she begins to show that she is someone who wants revenge. The ending where she reaches for a weapon shows that she is entering a new stage in her life, where she is ready get revenge.

Overall, Todorov’s theory works well for my opening because my story is based on a big disruption (the sister’s death), and the audience watches the character move from sadness into suspense and action.