Vladimir Propp's Charcter Roles

In This lesson we learnt about Vladimir Propp who is a russian critic and literary theorist, he thought it was possible to classify the characters and their actions into cleary defined roles and functions.

Propps Character Roles

• The Hero (seeks something)
• The Villan ( Opposes the Hero)
• The Donor (Helps the hero by providing a magic object)
• The dispatcher (Sends hero on his way)
• The False Hero (Falsely assuming the role of the hero)
• The Helper (Gives support to the hero)
• The Princess (Reward for Hero and needs protection from villan)
• Father of Princess.