Plot and Narrative
Characters in Thor Odin
Characters in Thor Thor
Characters in Thor The Frost Giants
Characters in Thor Jane Foster
Characters in Thor Erik
Characters in Thor Darcy
Complete the table as you watch Event Order in the film Order in time Thor fights the Frost Giants Jane, Erik and Darcy drive through the desert The Frost Giants try to steal something The Frost Giants attack Earth Thor is thrown out of Asgard Jane, Erik and Darcy hit Thor with their van Thor persuades his friends to fight with him Thor kills a huge monster Odin stops Thor from fighting Jane asks “where did he come from?”
Answers 7 4 1 =7 5 2 10 8 6 3 9 Thor fights the Frost Giants Event Order in the film Order in time Thor fights the Frost Giants 7 4 Jane, Erik and Darcy drive through the desert 1 =7 The Frost Giants try to steal something 5 2 The Frost Giants attack Earth Thor is thrown out of Asgard 10 Jane, Erik and Darcy hit Thor with their van 8 Thor persuades his friends to fight with him 6 3 Thor kills a huge monster Odin stops Thor from fighting 9 Jane asks “where did he come from?”
The important point: Although you see this first… …it happens after this.
Narrative The first column is the narrative; the order of events in a story e.g.: We see Thor arrive on Earth We see Thor fight the Frost Giants We see Odin send Thor to Earth
Plot / Chronological order This is the “real” order of events; knowing the plot helps us understand why characters behave in certain ways, e.g.: Thor fights the Frost Giants Odin sends him to Earth (because he’s angry) Thor arrives on Earth
DSE In the reading exam, you might be asked a question like this: “Put the following events in order” They usually want you to work out the plot of what you have read.
Why did the director of the film want us to see Thor on Earth before we saw anything else?