Top Boy

Vladimir Propp - The seven spheres of action

The villain:- The Albanians take Dushanes weed

The donor:- Micheal gave his life to keep Dushane alive by telling them that the Albanians are inside.

The false hero:- Sully helps Dushane and gets the weed, but loses his friend courtesy of Dushane.

The helper:-Dris is Dushane’s right hand man and helps him get his weed.

The princess:- The solicitor helps Dushane get out of trouble with the police

The dispatcher:- 

 The hero:- Dushane

Roland Barthes

Enigma codes

We find out that Dushane has killed Kamrli, but he needs to find a way to get out of it. Also Jem loses the weed plant as it stops growing and Vincent makes him work for him as a result.

Action codes

When Sully’s friend gets shot, you hear the gun shot and the gun cock also, when the Albanians throw Michael off the building you hear a crash landing.

Multi strand narrative

It is a multi-strand narrative as there are 2 seasons and four episodes each.

Linear structure:-

It goes in a systematic order, but different story lines are going on at the same time causing the viewer

Tzvetan Todorov:-

Equilibrium: Dushane’s weed business is growing and he’s making money

Disequilibrium: The police find out that Dushane has killed Kamrli (first season) and is going to get locked up if he is found guilty. Also, the Albanians have taken all of his weed so business is not blossoming.

New Equilibrium: Dushane is released and he gets his weed back from the Albanians