Vladimir Propp was a Russian critic who created his own theory for the base of a fairytale or story. With his new found theory of narrative he studies hundreds of fairy tales looking for the similarities that would prove the existence of his theory. He had a book published in 1928, and in this he based it on 2 sections: the characters, and the time line of the story in itself. The characterization included: the villain; who will go all out to try and defeat the hero, the hero himself, the donor, the helper, the princess; usually the prize for the hero, her father, the false hero and the dispatcher; who sets the hero on their way to great successes. Once you decifer the character you know that they will do and what their role is in the story, this is all because all the characters have a sphere of action meaning all they do is related to them always having the same role and what they need to acheive. This includes things like defeating the villain, marrying the maiden, having a set back when the hero thinks he's winning. These features will be what always make up a fairytale.
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