todorov's theory - the descent
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The Descent
Tzvetan Todorov’s Narrative Theory
Stage 1 – State of Equilibrium
• A year after the accident they go to a cabin for a Cave adventure set up by their friend Juno.
Stage 2 - Disequilibrium
• Juno takes them to a different deserted cave that was different to the one she told her friends and that was not discovered yet, they then get caved in to cave and realise they need to find an alternative route to be able to get out.
Stage 3 – Protagonist notices disequilibrium
• Sarah the main character recognises some sort of creature moving in the cave and she tries to tell her friends but they do not believe her.
Stage 4 -Protagonist attempts to repair disequilibrium
• All the girls start to defend themselves against the crawlers in the cave in order to find their way out.
Stage 5 – New equilibrium which is differs to how the
story began.
• In the beginning there were 6 women in the beginning and at the end Sarah is now the only person alive, making her the survivor.