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    Vladimir Propp'S Fairy Tale Functions

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    Vladimir Propp analyzed Russian folktales and identified 31 recurring narrative functions or events that typically occur. These include an initial situation, a member of the family leaving home, an interdiction being addressed to the hero, the interdiction being violated by a villain, the villain attempting to deceive or harm the victim, the victim or family member lacking something or desiring something, a seeker agreeing to counter the villain's actions, the hero acquiring a magical agent to help defeat the villain, the villain being defeated, and the initial misfortune being resolved with the hero returning home rewarded.

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    Vladimir Propp analyzed Russian folktales and identified 31 recurring narrative functions or events that typically occur. These include an initial situation, a member of the family leaving home, an interdiction being addressed to the hero, the interdiction being violated by a villain, the villain attempting to deceive or harm the victim, the victim or family member lacking something or desiring something, a seeker agreeing to counter the villain's actions, the hero acquiring a magical agent to help defeat the villain, the villain being defeated, and the initial misfortune being resolved with the hero returning home rewarded.

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    Vladimir Propp analyzed Russian folktales and identified 31 recurring narrative functions or events that typically occur. These include an initial situation, a member of the family leaving home, an interdiction being addressed to the hero, the interdiction being violated by a villain, the villain attempting to deceive or harm the victim, the victim or family member lacking something or desiring something, a seeker agreeing to counter the villain's actions, the hero acquiring a magical agent to help defeat the villain, the villain being defeated, and the initial misfortune being resolved with the hero returning home rewarded.

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    VLADIMIR PROPPS FAIRY TALE FUNCTIONS

    (Based upon a Russian formalist approach to Russian folk and fairy


    tales).

    After the initial situation is depicted, the tale takes the following
    sequence:

    1. A member of a family leaves home (the hero is introduced);
    2. An interdiction is addressed to the hero (dont go there, go to
    this place);
    3. The interdiction is violated (villain enters the tale);
    4. The villain makes an attempt at reconnaissance (either villain
    tries to find the children/jewels etc; or intended victim questions
    the villain);
    5. The villain gains information about the victim;
    6. The villain attempts to deceive the victim to take possession of
    victim or victims belongings (trickery; villain disguised, tries to win
    confidence of victim);
    7. Victim taken in by deception, unwittingly helping the enemy;
    8. Villain causes harm/injury to family member (by abduction,
    theft of magical agent, spoiling crops, plunders in other forms,
    causes a disappearance, expels someone, casts spell on someone,
    substitutes child etc, commits murder, imprisons/detains someone,
    threatens forced marriage, provides nightly torments); Alternatively,
    a member of family lacks something or desires something (magical
    potion etc);
    9. Misfortune or lack is made known, (hero is dispatched, hears
    call for help etc/ alternative is that victimized hero is sent away,
    freed from imprisonment);
    10. Seeker agrees to, or decides upon counter-action;
    11. Hero leaves home;
    12. Hero is tested, interrogated, attacked etc, preparing the way
    for his/her receiving magical agent or helper (donor);
    13. Hero reacts to actions of future donor (withstands/fails the
    test, frees captive, reconciles disputants, performs service, uses
    adversarys powers against them);
    14. Hero acquires use of a magical agent (directly transferred,
    located, purchased, prepared, spontaneously appears, eaten/drunk,
    help offered by other characters);
    15. Hero is transferred, delivered or led to whereabouts of an
    object of the search;
    16. Hero and villain join in direct combat;
    17. Hero is branded (wounded/marked, receives ring or scarf);
    18. Villain is defeated (killed in combat, defeated in contest, killed
    while asleep, banished);
    19. Initial misfortune or lack is resolved (object of search
    distributed, spell broken, slain person revived, captive freed);
    20. Hero returns;
    21. Hero is pursued (pursuer tries to kill, eat, undermine the hero);
    22. Hero is rescued from pursuit (obstacles delay pursuer, hero
    hides or is hidden, hero transforms unrecognizably, hero saved
    from attempt on his/her life);
    23. Hero unrecognized, arrives home or in another country;
    24. False hero presents unfounded claims;
    25. Difficult task proposed to the hero (trial by ordeal, riddles, test
    of strength/endurance, other tasks);
    26. Task is resolved;
    27. Hero is recognized (by mark, brand, or thing given to
    him/her);
    28. False hero or villain is exposed;
    29. Hero is given a new appearance (is made whole, handsome,
    new garments etc);
    30. Villain is punished;
    31. Hero marries and ascends the throne (is rewarded/promoted).


    Vladimir Propp Morphology of the Folktale
    University of Texas Press:Austin and London (1968)

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