Thursday 8 October 2009

Vladimir Propps Characterisation in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince



The villainagainst the hero.
Voldermort is the key Villain in this narrative and his followers who want to capture Harry Potter.
The Donorprepares the hero or gives the hero some magical object.
In this narrative the Donor is a book- the Half-Blood Prince's book who gives its self to harry potter and helps him to make a potion- liquids luck which helps him in his journey.
The (magical) helperhelps the hero in the quest.
The obvious helper in this narrative in Dumbledore who guides him through and teaches him how to defeat Voldermort.
The princess
Which in some cases is an object, like in this narrative (The Horcruxes) which Harry Potter learns about.
The dispatchercharacter who makes the lack known and sends the hero off.
I'm not really sure who the dispatcher is for this narrative, but it could be his friends Ron and Hermione which help him with information which did help him in his venture.
The hero or victim/seeker heroreacts to the donor.
Harry Potter
False herotakes credit for the hero’s actions or tries to marry the princess
In this saga of Harry potter there isn't a False Hero within the narritive.