Propp's Character Theory & Levi-Streuss's Binary Opposition Theory

Vladimir Propp developed a character theory for studying media texts and productions, which indicates that there were 7 broad character types in the 100 tales he analysed, which could be applied to other media:

1. The villain (struggles against the hero)
2. The donor (prepares the hero or gives the hero some magical object)
3. The (magical) helper (helps the hero in the quest)
4. The princess (person the hero marries, often sought for during the narrative)
5. The false hero (perceived as good character in beginning but emerges as evil) 
6. The dispatcher (character who makes the lack known and sends the hero off)
7. The hero [AKA victim/seeker/paladin/winner, reacts to the donor, weds the princess

Levi-Streuss's Binary Opposition theory is where he argued that all narrative could be reduced down to binary opposites. Such examples are 

• Good Vs. Bad
• Weak Vs. Strong 
• Traditional Vs. Modern Cultures 
• Black Vs. White
• Poor Vs. Rich
• Fast Vs. Slow
• Tall Vs. Small
• Moral Vs. Immoral
• Happy Vs. Sad
• Male Vs. Female
• Life Vs. Death
• Calm Vs. Moody
• Interesting Vs. Boring