Vladimir Propp Narrative in The Shining

Villain- Jack Torrance
Hero- Wendy
Doner- Chef Hallorann
Helper- Charles Grady
Dispatcher Mr.Ullman (to an extent as he gave Jack the position at the hotel)
False Hero- Jack Torrance
Princess-Danny
Princess's Father- Wendy

Vladimir Propps Narrative Structure- The Shining

Preparation- Jack leaves for his job interview to take the role of caretaker at the hotel.

Complication- The phone line is cut off to the hotel. This makes it impossible for Wendy to contact the police from outside the hotel. A snow storm stops Wendy and Danny being able to escape from Jack.

Transference- Jack turns psychotic and decides he wants to kill his family.

Struggle- Wendy hits Jack with a baseball bat on the stairs above where Jack has written hundreds of pages saying, " All work and no play makes Jack dull".

Return- Jack manages to escape from the storage room with the assistance of Charles Grady ( the helper)

Recognition- Jack freezes to death after trying to chase and kill Danny out in the maze. Wendy and Danny escape.

From watching this film i feel that it does in parts follow Vladimir Propps ideas of the narrative with the character roles and the structure. The categories listed above of Preparation, Complication, Transference, Struggle, Return and Recognition are not always particuarly clear and could be argued that they have not been shown in the correct order. I would say that the basic structure is apparent but Vladimir Propps narrative has not always been used.