Quotes From Propp's Morphology Of Fairy Tales

One Quote from Propp: “The number of functions known to a fairy tale is limited”. Propp is explaining how no matter how much you change an fairy tale or what you add to it, there will be somethings you can't change. Like prince will rescue a princess, the bad guy will deceive someone important but the good guy will end up winning in the end. It doesn't matter if the characters who take these actions change, the actions themselves won't change the ending of the fairy tales, it will just end up happily ever after for the good guys. Propp’s Morphology of Folktales believes his “Functions of Dramatis Personae” can be applied to most popular fairy/folk tale. This is similar to Campbell’s Hero’s Journey but used in other forms of storytelling. I agree with this but I want to add that any factor of technology will be influential in the decision making of the protagonist or antagonist. The

When the witch calls a huntsman to kill Snow White, he didn't complete his job but he got really close to. This is an encounter of Propp’s morphology: the victim submitting to deception, which helps the witch because the witch because the witch wants Snow White dead. When Siri tells the witch who has the most instagram followers, this is another example of Propp’s morphology playing a role in Snow White. This shows the villain receiving information about their victim. When the witch switches finds out where Snow White lives and she gives Snow White a dead phone. This shows the Hero and the villain participate in direct combat. This is the witch playing her whole hand and she wins for a brief amount of time. The Prince then comes in saves Snow White which in Propp’s morphology is when the hero reacts to the actions of the donor. Which leads to the defeat of the villain because the witch played her whole hand and she failed to kill Snow