Monday 5 October 2009

"The Shining" and Vladimir Propp

Propp's sphere's of action:
-The Villain: Jack
-The Donor: the people who hired Jack into the Hotel.
-The Helper: The Head Chef
-The Sought for Person: Jack's son.
-The Victim: Jack's son and wife.
-The Falso Hero: The Head Chef.

Jack is the villain because he tries to kill both his son and his wife and murders the head chef of the hotel. The donor is the man who hired Jack, he provided the very thing that drove Jack mad. The helper was the Head chef, he helped Jack's son understand his visions, he was also the false hero as we think he is going to help out when the slaughter begins, but he then gets killed by Jack. The sought for person/people are Jack's son and wife. Both were to be killed and Jack was looking for his son to kill him for some odd reason and both of them are victims.

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