Barthes - Theorist

Roland Barthes wrote the narrative theory, this was based on five codes;

 

The hermeneutic code;

Is the way the story avoids making things obvious by dropping hint and clues to keep things  a mystery.

The Enigma Code;

The way tension is built up and the audience is left guessing what will happen next.

The Semantic code;

The semantic code points to any element in a text that suggests a particular often additional meaning by way of connotation which the story suggests. 

The Symbolic code;

This acts in a wider way than the semantic code organizing semantic meanings into wider set of meaning. 

The cultural code;

Looks at the audiences wider cultural knowledge, morality and ideology.