Propp's character theory

Propp’s character theory is the theory that everyone has a set role in the film and that it is typical for certain characters to act a certain way.

These characters are as follows; the hero, the villain, the dispatcher, the helper, the damsel in distress, the donor and the false hero. This is presented in the film ‘The Dark Knight’.

The hero: Harvey Dent/ The Batman- never does anything majorly wrong and always has the best interest of others at heart. It is misconstrued that the Batman is the hero however even he himself at the end of the movie tells us that he is not. It is put into theory with all other aspects of the movie however that the Batman is the hero.

The false hero- this is definitely represented as the Batman where at the end of the movie he quotes, “You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain”.

The villain- this is the Joker in the Dark Knight. This is as he attempts to kill a heroic man and the person who he thinks is the hero to the movie- the Batman.

The helper- aka Alfred. Everybody loves the old, wise butler who knows everything about the richest man in Gotham City and the fact that he helps the batman with everything that he does to help Gotham City and the damsel in distress, Rachel.

The donor- this is the character which wise Morgan Freeman plays (Lucius Fox) gives Batman all of his crafty equipment and his protective gear.

The damsel in distress- this is a woman named Rachel who everyone likes and Bruce Wayne (Batman) is in love with her however she is in love with the true hero to the movie, Harvey Dent.