Propp also has further research into many folk tales and identified a

common theme within them. He broke these stories down into 'morphemes'
and calls them Narrative Functions, he recognised 31 of them:

1. A member of a family leaves home.
2. An interdiction.
3. The hero ignores the interdiction.
4. The villain appears.
5. The villain gains information.
6. The villain attempts to deceive the victim to take possession of victim.
7. The victim is fooled by the villain.
8. Villain causes harm/injury.
9. Misfortune or lack is made known.
10. Seekers agree on counter-action.
11. Hero leaves home.
12. Hero is tested.
13. Hero reacts to action of future donor.
14. Hero acquires use of magical agent.
15. Hero is transferred to whereabouts of the object he is searching for.
16. Hero and villain join in direct combat.
17. Hero is branded.
18. Villain is defeated.
19. Initial misfortune is resolved.
20. Hero returns.
21. Hero is pursued.
22. Hero is rescued from pursuit.
23. Hero unrecognized, arrives home.
24. False hero presents unfounded claims.
25. Difficult task purposed to the hero.
26. Task is resolved.
27. Hero is recognised.
28. False hero or villain exposed.
29. Hero is given a new appearance.
30. Villain is punished.
31. Hero marries and ascends throne.

This narrative functions theory very much so interlocks with Propps
character type theory, and this again helps me have a further
understanding of the importance to the choice of character to the relation of
the narrative. This helps me understand that I need to make appropriate
choices regarding my choice of characters and narrative as within thriller I
might need to accustom these theories so they are more befitting firstly to
todays society as well as the thriller genre.
Sourced from:
http://www.mediaknowall.com/as_alevel/alevkeyconcepts/alevelkeycon.php?pageID=propp