In order to get a better understanding of Narratives and Structures of stories, we can
look and apply theories that will help us. There are 4 theorists that we mainly look at,
Todorov, Barthes, Propp and Levi-Strauss that have made up theories for Myths and
Folktales. Todorov believes, that all stories begin with what he called Equilibrium (or
balance) between opposing forces. This is disrupted by some event, setting in train a
series of events to close with a second but different equilibrium. Barthes has made up 2
different codes that can be applied, The Enigma Code and The Action C…
