Todorov's theory of narrative

In media terms, narrative is the coherence/organisation given to a series of facts. The human mind needs narrative to make sense of things. We connect events and make interpretations based on those connections. In everything we seek a beginning, a middle and an end. Todorov’s theory of narrative, the theory of equilibrium and disequilibrium, contains five stages that the narrative can progress through; firstly, a state of equilibrium, all is as it should be. Next, there is a disruption of that order by an event. After this, there is a recognition that the disorder has occurred. Following this, there is an attempt to repair the damage of the disruption.  Lastly, there is a return or restoration of a new equilibrium. Tordov argues that narrative involves a transformation. The characters or the situations are transformed through the progress of the disruption.