Analysing Narrative

Analysing Narrative

The narrative I will be analysing is the a TV episode . TV episode is The Inbetweeners -Thorpe park. It is about 4 friends but one of the friends narrates the what happens. The 4 friends are in sixth-form in London. The story evolves around these 4 characters.  


Roland Barthes theory is played with a lot in the episode. In the episode there are many signs that gives us clues on there personalty. One major sign is that how nice or unkind they are to each other. All of them give lots of banter to each friend. This gives us a clue, feeling that they are close that they are not sacred of each other.


The enigma code is showed in this episode because there are lots of funny moments when things don't go according to plan. There is on major funny moment when they are trying to park the car and then "Jay" wants to get because he saw some girls so he opens the door while the car is reversing  and the door hits a pole and the door comes of. The audience did not expect that to happen because when you hear about something about you wouldn't expect to laugh but the way they filmed it and they brought it up unexpectedly. Enigma was brought in before because they are parking a car. The major enigma was brought after that when the audience was egger to know what happens next with the car door and at Thorpe park.   

Todorov's theory did not really go into this episode as there is a number of disequilibriums. I think that is why the inbetweeners are so successful, because you don't know what to expect.