Narrative in Wanted

The narrative in Wanted is a non-linear structure this is because the narratives of Wesley Gibson(McAvoy)identity and character narrative being unclear. Examples of these are when he is told at the beginning of the movie that his father had been killed at the metropolitan building as Fox explains at the store where he gets medicine. However later in the film he comes face to face with his father's killer only to realize that the person who had been killed was not his father and his father was face to face with Gibson though Gibson realizes this after he shoots his father and that the Fraternity had been lying throughout the plot of the movie. Gibson's narrative is also unclear as after he finds out the truth from one of real father's accomplices he reminisces flashbacks in the movie such as in the store when his father was not trying to kill him but to protect him from joining the Fraternity and more importantly to protect him from Fox who had also been lying to him throughout as the Fraternity wanted Gibson to kill his father without knowing who he was as they figured that his father would not kill Gibson as he was his son. Also Jolie's character(Fox) has also an unclear narrative in the film and this is seen flashbacks of her painful childhood experiences that were painful such as seeing her father being torched alive, which could lead to an explanation of her being ruthless and dominant towards Gibson and how she followed a path into being a renowned assassin.

Vladimir Propp Theory can be used to identify characters in Wanted:

The Hero - Wesley Gibson(James McAvoy), trained by the Fraternity in becoming an assassin to kill his father's murderer, despite the fact he has been given false information and that his father is still alive though the Fraternity tell him to kill his father an ex fraternity member , even though Gibson does not know this.

The villain - Sloan(Morgan Freeman)- The head of the Fraternity and its headquarters, has targeted Gibson as the next member of the Fraternity, after finding out that the weave of loom had Sloan's name in code as the next target to be assassinated he decides to make his own targets

The Donor - Fox(Angelina Jolie)- Mentors and trains Gibson into becoming an assassin for the Fraternity by at first dominating and ruthlessly beating on him, she trains him how to use guns, and other weaponry, showing him the how the assassins operate working in secrecy, slyly undercover and striking targets when not suspecting.

The Helper - Fox(Angelina Jolie) saves Gibson's life at the store from the store Gibson is at, mentors and trains Gibson into becoming a well known assassin, also helps Gibson into assassinating his first target that had been decided by the weave of loom. Also aids Gibson when he goes to confront his father's assassin despite the fact that the assassin his father though Gibson does not know this, Fox does.

The Princess - Fox(Angelina Jolie) would have been the reward for Gibson however she sacrifices her own life in order to save Gibson's from Sloan by curving a bullet through all remaining Fraternity members before killing herself.

The Dispatcher - Pekwarsky- One of Gibson's father's closest accomplices, tells Gibson the truth about his father, and that the person Gibson shot and killed was in fact Gibson's father, as the Fraternity had been lying, gives him plane tickets back to Chicago, Illinois where the headquarters are based to confront Sloan the person who had instigated Gibson against his father.