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Narrative Narrative - The way something is told/ How the story is told and portrayed Narrator - The one who tells the story. Narratology is a state of balance (Tzvetan Todorov) Establishment of Equilibrium -> Disequilibrium -> Partial restoration of equlibrium. e.g. when a prince saves a princess he is rewarded with her love - so sometimes things go to being better than they were before. 'New' Equilibrium - Things don't always don't always go back to normal. e.g. Finding Nemo Narrative is also moving from one state of equilibrium to another. LIMINALITY- A period of transition. MULTI-STRAND NARRATIVE - A narrative that follows many isolated narratives. SINGLE-STRAND NARRATIVE- A narrative that follows a single narrative. NON-LINEAR NARRATIVE- A Narrative that is non chronological. LINEAR NARRATIVE- A Narrative that is chronological. Other parts of narrative: - Genre conventions - Character archetypes - Costumes - Mise-en-scéne - Barthe...

Representation and Identity Anchor Spreadable Butter: Groups that are represented- - The Elderly -> People with dementia -> Grandparents - Young people -> Teenagers - Family - Jamaicans/Caribbean The stereotype is that the Jamaican grandmother likes cooking so therefore would use the butter. She is also used to show diversity and be inclusive.This makes the atmosphere soft as she is friendly and laid back. The teenage boy character is represented to have an attitude and is wearing a hoodie which fits a stereotype. His lexis is informal and his body language is presented as lid back in a mid shot. The siblings are presented to be quite close as they are joking around together which suggest they don't have much to do. They are a close family as they are visiting their grandmother's house. The mise-en-scene of the drawing suggests they are a close family and appreciate each other. The children have a very different accent to their grandmothe...