Vladimir Propp suggested that there is a series of actions that can be identified in narratives. They are normally connected with a hidden fairytale or myth narratives. We have applied the theory to "scream".
Preparation
Casey is killed at the very beginning of the film. This takes the audience straight into the action, however there is preparation when Casey talks to her killer on the phone. It could also be preparing the audience for the deaths that will soon come in the film.
Complication
The killer attempts to kill the main character Sidney. She receives a phone call and is then chased up the stairs of her house by the killer. The killer is unsuccessful but Sidney is now aware that somebody is trying to kill her. She thinks it is her boyfriend, Billy, so police question him.
Transference
Billy, who is one of the killers, is found to be innocent and is released. Stu invites Sidney to a party and she goes. Sidney does no know that Stu is one of the killers and this is his plan to get her to a location where they can successfully kill her.
Struggle
The killer supposedly kills Billy and proceeds to chase Sidney. She has narrow escapes including climbing out of a window. She escapes the killer again outside the house by going back inside. And finally the truth is revealed.
Return
Sidney and Gale manages to kill both of the killers. Sidney then releases her father who has been held hostage. She is now out of danger and her father has been returned to her.
Recognition
In the final scene, Gale is reporting the story on her news channel. Everyone will now know the identity of the killers and what actually happened.
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