Propp’s Theory
The hero, usually male, is the agent who restores the narrative equilibrium often by embarking upon a quest, for our piece the hero may be the ghost, who may help the person have a better quality of life, and teaches him how to let loose.
The villain who creates the narrative disruption. This may either be a different “bad” ghost who wants to cause trouble.
The donor gives the hero something, it may be an object, information or advice, which helps in resolution of the narrative. This may be an item to fight the bad ghost, and to finally destroy it.
The helper aids the hero in the task of restoring equilibrium. This may be the person which the good ghost has taken control of, having him give the ghost advice on how to go around normal life without looking awkward.
The princess (the victim) is usually the character most threatened by the villain and has to be saved, at the climax, by the hero. This may be a girl which the boy has had a crush on for years, a childhood fantasy romance, which he worships the ground she walks on
The dispatcher sends the hero on her or his task, I don’t think that this would be used, since the characters goals are their own.
The false hero appears to be good but is revealed, this may be one of the friends that the boy finds when he becomes popular, this may be due to jealousy and so he uses this to backstab the main character.
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