Narrative/Synopsis Brainstorming

This blog post will be about our narrative decisions (characters, story line, setting, theory and conventions). We came up with three main characters as well as the full movie plot and more.

The plot of the story told through Todorov's Narrative theory:

1) Equilibrium - Persephone is in hospital for mental health help, as she has been unable to communicate with anyone since her parents mysterious deaths. At the age of 6 her parents were found dead in their family home. when the police found Persephone she was shaking and repeating the phrase "the monsters did it". The only real friends of the family are their next door neighbors who have two children (Brooke and Cecilia) who have been friends with Persephone since birth. They visit her at the hospital all through her treatment, and the girls all build a strong relationship.  

2) Disruption - When Persephone turns 18 she is released by her doctor who believes she is ready to begin a normal life. Brooke and Cecilia arrive to pick her up and feel that she looks better but the treatment has taken a tole on her causing her to be slow and numb to the world. When Persephone is home Brooke and Cecilia  tell her that their mother has suggested they stay with Persephone (at Persephone's house, which was left to her by her parents) as there house is being renovated and their parents are on holiday. The girls begin to settle into life but one day as Persephone pours out a drink she see's the spirits/monsters and she says they sliced her hand open, but Brooke and Cecilia are sure she just dropped the glass and may be having a momentary relapse which the doctor told them would be perfectly normal. The girls try to get things back to normal but Persephone is still on edge. 

3) Recognition - Brooke and Cecilia accept that there is a paranormal presents in the house after strange happening begin. While they sleep music begins to play, lights burst, shadowy figures appear and when they wake up they are covered in scratches. The girls begin to witness these paranormal activities first hand and apologize to Persephone for not believing her sooner. At this time odd things begin to happen in town. people go missing and dead mutilated animals show up on peoples door steps. The girls then begin to believe that the spirits are doing theses criminal deeds.    

4) Repair - The girls try to banish the spirit by using sage and trying to confront them, but there is no luck. At this time Persephone becomes frantic and sees the spirits in every reflection, she can not take it anymore and tries to cut out her eyes but is stopped by the girls just in time. The girls get ready to leave the house but they hear all the locks being shut, they try to find Persephone and when they find her she is cutting open what seems to be human flesh. The girls try to communicate with her but before they realise there were no spirits and that Persephone was mentally disturbed (and killed her own parents) she swings at Cecilia and kills her. Brooke tries to grab Cecilia but is to late she must run. There is one last confrontation between the two girls where Brooke tries to reach out to Persephone but just as she thinks she has got her to calm down Persephone slices her eyes making her blind. She tries to run into the road and is hit by a car and dies instantly.  

5) Reinstatement - Persephone cleans away all the blood and mess of Cecilia's body then eerily sits on a sofa facing the front windows, police sirens and lights can be seen on the windows and the door can be heard (police pushing it in) she returns to the hiding place which the police found her in after she killed her parents (under the stares) and when the police find her she can be heard saying the words "the monster did it" over and over again. The end...

We have also come up with a name that could be used for the false villain of the film, "The Monster". We decided on the name "Sedah" which is the backwards spelling of Hades (God of underworld) which ties into the use of the name Persephone (Greek/Roman mythology).