Propp's Character Theory - Guardians Of The Galaxy

Vladimir Propp had a theory of which characters could be found in a piece of media, which he argued could be applied to every movie. I am going to be applying Propp's theory to the film Guardians of the Galaxy.

The hero of Guardians of the Galaxy is Peter Quill/Starlord, as he is leading the group towards defeating the villian, which is Ronan the accuser as he is the one with an evil plan and is the main opposition to the hero and his side characters. The donor character is Rocket, as he supplies them with weapons and gadgets which help them on their mission. He varies from most donor characters however, as he is part of the group of heroes.

The dispatcher would be The Collector, as he is going to be sold the infinity stone by Peter, but as he is about to do it, Peter realises the stone has value. There is also a False hero character, which is Yondu, as he at first appears to care about Peter, however, the heroes realise that he justs wants the infinity stone from him to make himself rich.

All of the proclaimed Guardians of the Galaxy would fit into the role of the helper, though Drax the Destroyer stands out as a helper of the hero, as he is the muscle of the group and can fight off lots of people to defend the hero and the other helper characters. Then, there is also a character that acts as the princess, which is Gamora, as she becomes the love interest of star lord and he ends up risking his life for her.

The father character in the film is Corpsman Dey, as when they complete their mission, he wipess all their crimes off the database and appoints them official Guardians of the Galaxy.