HUM-8 Lecture 29: Introduction to Mythology 29
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Functions of characters serve as stable, constant elements in a tale, independent of how and by whom they are fulfilled. They constitute the fundamental components of the tale: 2. The number of functions known to the fairy tale is limited: 3. The sequence of functions is always identical: 4. Is there more than one move: propp says that all folktales reduce down into a very limited number of structures. But how does he account for what we see in fact, namely, that there is a wide variety of stories in folktales: the answer is propp"s concept of the move . One move is one sequence of a: k: w, along with any other letters that go with these obligatory three: tales may be made complex by having more than one move. A new move may interrupt another move, or it may simply happen after it, or it may interweave its letters into the sequence of another.
