Vladimir Propp

Propp analysed the characters in stories predominatntly fairy stories and folk tales and  found that there were essentially 8 characters. According to Propp, the characters are: 

• The hero, 
• The false hero
• The villain 
• The donor
• The princess
• The father 
• The helper 
• The dispatcher

• I feel some characters from British Realism films would fit into each of Propp's characters according to his theory. By looking at Fish Tank and Bullet Boy I have compiled a table;