Vladmir Propp Character Theory

Vladmir Propp was a Russian theorist who studied the narrative structure of Russian Folk Tales. He concluded that within all of the 100 folk tales he analysed, all the characters could be resolved in seven broad character types. 

These different character types were as follows, with Star Wars examples: 

The Villain - The Character that struggles against a hero  (e.g. Darth Vader)

The Donor - Prepares the hero giving him equipment that will become useful. (e.g. Obi-Wan,
                        Yoda)

The (magical) Helper - The character that assists the hero throughout his journey. (e.g. Han 
                                          Solo, C3PO, R2D2)

The Princess and Her Father - This character gives the task to the hero and identifies the 
                                                          false hero. The princess often marries the hero and is sought 
                                                         for throughout the narrative. Propp noted that functionally, the 
                                                         princess and father cannot always be clearly distinguished. 
                                                         (e.g.Princess Leia) 

The Dispatcher - This character makes the lack known and that there is something wrong and
                                 therefore sends the hero off. (e.g. Obi-Wan) 

The Hero or Victim/ Seeker Hero - This is the character that reacts to the donor and weds the
                                                                 princess. (e.g. Luke Skywalker)

False Hero - This character takes credit for all the work the real hero has done and therefore 
                        tries to marry the princess. (e.g. Han Solo?) 

My film does not have a lot of different characters featured within the narrative, it is mainly focused around the one character but 'The Hero' would be the main protagonist 'Sam Shaw' because it is mainly based around his life and despite doing wrong tries to fix everything which therefore makes his Mum 'The Dispatcher' as she highlights how his Grandad is ill but also how he has messed everything up. 'The Donor' would be the Grandad who passes away because if it wasn't for him giving all his money to the protagonist then he would never have experienced a 'new way of life.' In a way, 'The Villain' is also the main protagonist because, despite him being 'The Hero' as well, he is struggling against what he has done in order to fix everything.