Day v Night
Love v Lust
Truth v Lies
Marriage v Affair
Fear v Happieness
Good v Evil
Normality v Abnormality
Calm v Turbulence
Wife v Lover
Freedom v Entrapment
Vladimir Propps Theory: Below are the characters in Disturbia who fill the 8 common roles :
The villain : Robert Turner
Who becomes close to Kales mother, to disguise his twisted intentions.
The hero : Kale Brecht
Who saves the day by uncovering the murders.
The donor : Kale's Mother
Conviscates his gadgets which make him bored, so he is made to notice more about his surroundings.
The Helper : Ronnie
Conducts all the searches Kale asks eg searching the garage.
The princess : Ashely Carlson
Kale likes her , and wants to impress her, he does eventually when we find out he was right.
The dispatcher : Kale's Father
The fathers death means Kale is under house arrest, and eventaully leads to Kale looking out the window, and notcing things.
Also Ashely. Who initiates the stake out, and encourages Kale to continue watching.
The false hero: Officer Gutierrez
He is told about the murders and Kales theory, but ignores it. Also when he does go into Robert turners house , he does not save the day but is killed.
Barthes Action and Enigma Codes in Disturbia
Action:
We see something and want to know what happens- we sort of know but have to check
Car Crash
Kale Punching The Teacher
Kale Under House Arrest
When Kale and Ronney are caught by Ashley spying on her
Voyeurism
Woman In Turners House screaming
Turner seeing Kale spying
Turner warns Ashley in Car
Turner Kidnapping Kales Mother
Ronney Searches Garage and car
Enigma
We are shown something but we wonder why
Why is the house joined up
Why does Robert Turner buy a shovel
Why is Ronnie in the closet
Why are there blood smears on Turners house
The bunny
Dents and scratches on Turners car
Other murders on the news
Todorovs Narrative Structure in Midnight Express
In Midnight Express the state of equilibrium is when Billy Hayes and his girlfriend Susan , are tourists visiting Turkey, about to fly home. They have had a good holiday, and pass through airport security about to board the plane home.
The disruption to this equilibrium is caused by the event when Billy is arrested after turkish police search all passsengers on the plane they are about to board due to a terrorist threat. Billy is found to be smuggling drugs (hashish) out of the country and is arrested and given a court date.
The recognition that the disorder has occured, comes when Billy is sentenced to just over 3 years in prison, in Turkey for his crime.
An attempt to repair the damage of the disruption comes when Billy attempts to break out, his attempt is unsuccessful due to the informents within the prison who work for the guards and tell of his plan to escape. Consequently his sentence is then reviewed and extended to 40 years. Billy then becomes mentally ill and is submitted to the prisons mental asylum.
A return or restoration of a new equilibrium arrives when Billy attempts to bribe the prison officer, to let him go. This fails but in a series of actions Billy kills the officer, and takes his uniform , then manages to walk straight out of the prison and returns home to America 3 weeks later. The equilibrium is not the smae however, as he no longer has his girlfriend, and his mother has died, plus he is also now a completely different person.
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