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His Dark material

1) How does His Dark Materials fit the conventions of the fantasy TV genre ? It has demons in it which also has multiple worlds which goes against reality 2) Applying Propp's character theory, what character roles do some of the main characters in His Dark Materials fit into?  Lyra Belacqua-heroine Mrs. Coulter-villain Lord Asriel Belacqua-dispatcher Lee Scoresby-doner Will Parry-The helper 3) What enigma and action codes (Barthes) can you find in His Dark Materials? Make specific, detailed reference to the text using media terminology (e.g. media language - camera shots, diegetic/non-diegetic sound, mise-en-scene etc.) mise en scene is used when the witches have ragged and dark clothing to present them as evil 4) What examples of binary opposition (Levi-Strauss) can you find in His Dark Materials? How do these create narrative or drama for the audience? You can find reminder notes on all these narrative theories here - just scroll down to narrative.  good and evil humans an...