Elements of Greek Drama in Toy Story
Elements of Greek Drama in Toy Story In Toy Story, a toy cowboy, Woody, has long enjoyed the position of being Andy's favorite since Andy was in kindergarten. Quick to calm the other toys fears of being replaced on Andy's birthday, Woody finds his position in jeopardy with the arrival of Buzz Lightyear, a space ranger action figure. Trying to get rid of Buzz, Woody ends up making himself lost along with Buzz. Trying to return from Pizza Planet, they get caught by Sid, the neighborhood kid who tortures toys. They find themselves in Sid's room along with his mutant toys. The fugitives and the mutants work together to punish Sid for his torturous ways and to return Buzz and Woody home. Buzz and Woody develop a genuine friendship and learn that only through mutual trust and respect do they stand a chance of returning to Andy. Elements of Greek drama are common in film while most people might not notice it. Many movies, including Toy Story, have a catharsis, hamartia, anagnorisis, peripeteia, a nemesis, and many more. Being Andy's favorite toy, Woody lives the life, but that doesn't last long. As soon as Andy receives Buzz as a surprise present from his mother, Woody's life starts going downhill, or otherwise known in Greek, peripeteia. Andy's other toys take to him immediately, being impressed by his many features, while Woody stays convinced that he will remain as Andy's favorite. Woody holding onto his stubbornness and jealousy, his hamartia, is like him climbing a mountain and once he reaches the top, he can't suppress all the jealousy and resentment. His hamartia explodes and he attempts to get rid of Buzz. Accidentally, Woody pushes Buzz outside the window and the other toys see this as intentional. When Woody manages to see Buzz on the way to pizza planet, they get in a brawl and are left at the gas station, with no way to get home. While stranded at the gas station, Woody and Buzz end up under a huge fuel truck, where Woody complains, Woody's catharsis,