When Faithful John violates the king's orders by showing the prince the picture of the Princess of the Golden Palace, the result is a Proppian _______________.

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In Vladimir Propp's narrative theory, the term "harm" refers to an action that causes a negative consequence or challenge for the protagonist, which then drives the narrative forward. In the context of the story, Faithful John's act of showing the prince the picture, despite the king's orders, introduces a challenge or conflict that propels the story, fitting the definition of "harm" in Propp's theory.

When Faithful John Violates the King's Orders by Showing the Prince