Todorov - Question 4 Practice

Todorov - Question 4 Practice

Application to Lupin

Assane is a poor janitor working in the Louvre, getting low pay, living in a poor estate. The audience assumes that he is marginalized as an immigrant, and does not subvert the expectations of them at this stage. During the disruption, Assane visits the loan sharks to figure out how to steal Antionette's necklace. In the chain of events, Assane's character is revealed to the audience to be smart, wise and cunning, changing the equilibrium as the audiences expectations are now shifted, by him participating in a heist for the necklace. In the new equilibrium, Assane is now the Gentleman thief and is no longer a poor janitor. Theory may not apply, as it is revealed at the end of the episode that Assane has been the Gentleman thief the whole time; this can be seen through intertextual references to Le Blanc's Lupin book. The theory can be seen to not apply, as throughout the episode white liberals look down on Assane because of his ethnicity regardless of disruption or the chain of events.

Evaluation

LFTVD operates over several episodes and series, therefore drama and storylines are sustained between set episodes; a new equilibrium is never provided. There are constant cliffhangers to keep audiences hooked on the series. This means that the theory may not apply; LFTVD is too complex.

Application to Stranger Things

Will, his friends & families are acting normal in the equilibrium, with the boys playing Dungeons and Dragons in the basement. In the disruption, Will disappears and those closest to him realize this. The chain of events is the different reactions from these people in an attempt to find Will, alongside Eleven escaping the lab. This chain of events end when Eleven is found, and a search party is made to find Will. The new equilibrium may not apply, as at the end of the episode the Demogorgon is loose, Will is missing, Eleven is found, and Benny is dead; there are many mysteries to be solved. On the other hand it could apply, as while Will is missing, he is replaced by Eleven showing that progress has been made. 

Evaluation

Todorov's theory does work, as the storyline of the first episode is told in a linear fashion. The chronology of the show is traditional, and unlike Lupin there is no flashbacks etc.

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