Tzvetan Todorov

Tzvetan Todorov was born in 1939, on the 1st of March. He was born in Sofia, Bulgaria. He is a Franco-Bulgarian historian, philosopher, literary critic, sociologist and essayist. Todorov is the author of many books and essays, which has a significant influence in anthropology, sociology, semiotics, literary theory, thought history and culture theory.

Todorov felt that all stories start in a state of equilibrium, which is then disrupted.

Equilibrium - balance

Equilibrium

State of well being and normality between the protagonists.

Disequilibrium 

Well being is disrupted.

'For tragedy is a representation, not of men, but of action and life, of happiness and unhappiness - and happiness and unhappiness are bound up with action.

- Needs the two opposites in any shape or form if you cannot differentiate the meaning.