Component 2 - Television in the Global Age

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1. reference the question within your answer
2. refer to theory in a sustained and appropriate manner

Discussion of Narratological Implications

• narrative is the way in which a story is told
• a plot is the events that occur in a narrative

Tzevetan Todorov - Narrative and Consideration of Equilibrium

• equilibrium is a state of balance and normality
• it is whatever is normal for the media product

1. equilibrium is established - we discover what is normal
2. equilibrium is disrupted
3. the problem is recognised
4. an attempt is made to repair the problem
5. a new equilibrium

• narratives move from a state of one equilibrium to a new equilibrium
• narratives are predicated on a persistent cycle of  disruption and a reestablishment of an equilibrium

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