The town of no returns

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Friday 8th November 2019

 Todorov's narrative Theory

The Narrative:

  • Equilibrium-
Starts with Mrs Peele is having a normal morning, relaxing, exercising and practising sword fighting. 
  • Disruption-
Mr Steed goes round and says that there going to a town where agents are going missing.
Get locked in the pub, can't carry on the investigation.
A man dies.
Mrs peele get tied up in the blacksmiths
  • Resolution-
Peele find out the photo that the school was full of imposter. 
Goes to the school to investigate the head teacher. 
  • New Equilibrium- 
Driving away on a scooter where Mr steed flirts with Mrs peele again. 

The Characters:

  • Mrs Peel (Emma):
agents/spies
Female
25-35
Male and Female target audience. 
Females will look up to her from after the war.
She wheres latex mostly throughout the episode.
  • Mr Steed (John):
Male target audience- who want to be like his target audience.
Female target audience (over 35)
agent/spies
dresses in stereotypical clothing for males.
40-45

Links to social and cultural context: 

  • Gender
follows gender stereotypes but also breaks some of the gender stereotypes. Steed = typical male stereotypes. Peel = Follows some stereotypes like her being pretty/attractive but she is also breaking gender roles by her character. 
  • sexuality

  • war paranoia/racism 

  • nationality/Britishness




































Comments

  1. Ms Stott15 November 2019 at 16:41

    Good application of Todorov's theory, well done!
    Target:
    1) Keep your presentation standards high - check layouts/add images.

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