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Wasp

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Narrative theory- Wasp In Wasp, the narrative theory that fits in with the short film the most is the 'Three-act structure'. The first act consists of an exposition, which is used to establish the main characters, their relationships and the world in which the film is set. In the case of Wasp, the film begins in media res  where we get introduced to Zoe and her children as she is having a fight with another woman. This shows the audience the kind of place she lives in and how her children are brought up in a low-income area in London. Later in the act, the protagonist is presented with an inciting incident, which is a problem that disrupts the equilibrium and leads into the second act, signaling the end of the first. In Wasp, this is when Zoe meets Dave and he invites her out for a drink, the problem she faces is that there would be no one to look after her children and therefore she will have to either decline his offer or take the children out with her.  The second a