Original Theorists

VLADAMIR PROPP

Propp comes from the country of Russia, the main theory of his work is that always believed that to every narrative there was a 'hero' 'villain' 'false hero' 'helper' and a 'donor' contained inside. This can be related to life on mars because Sam Tyler can be seen as the hero because of his determination and inspiration to get the job done, Colin Reams can be seen as the villain as he is the one who Tyler is trying to convict and Gene Hunt is looked at as the false hero because he can be seen as being a popular character for all the wrong reasons.

Todorov

He originates from the country of Bulgaria. As well as becoming known for his theories he was also a keen author. Most of his work is from the 1960's and he is seen as being very influencial. His main theory was that every narrative had three periods in it, first of all was an introduction where everything is in balance and some cases 'happy' but then something 'big' or disasterous happens with changes things so everything becomes 'pear shaped' finally it will then have an ending where the disaster goes back to how it originally was. In relation to life on mars, we see it when Tyler is doing his normal everyday job when a disater happens and he is took back to te 1970's and he then must work his situation out and get back to the present, which he eventually does.

Levi-Strauss

Strauss who comes from the country of France lived until he was one hundred years old. He main theory was that all narratives contain a feature of Binary Opposites. This is where you two completely opposite things the same narrative for example it can be related to life on mars because during the programme Tyler is living in the present day when suddenly he is hit by a car and taken back in time to the 1970's and this can be seen as binary opposites because there is a complete contrast in settings for Tyler.