Below is a slideshare, explaining Barthes' Narrative Codes' theory.
This sees that there are 5 main codes which describe the meaning of a text:
- Hermeneutic/enigma code
- Proairetic/ action code
- Semantic code
- Symbolic code
- Referential code
Our narrative can be explained using this theory...
- Enigma code - presence of the hooded figure
- Action code - shots of the figure following our performer create suspense
- Semantic code - how the figure is linked to the performer and how this is intepreted
- Symbolic code - what the forest, window and mirror shots symbolize as well as the figure
- Referential code - some may see the link between our hooded figure and the character 'A' in Pretty Little Liars and links between other media texts which present similar themes
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