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binary opposites is a theory by….

Levi-Strauss

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what is binary opposites also known as?

structuralism

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what is binary opposites?

the idea that meaning in texts is dependent upon and produced through pairs of oppositions

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what can these pairs be?

characters, locations and/or ideas

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the conflict between these opposites helps…

to drive the narrative

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what else does Levi-Strauss believe about these opposites?

that the way they are resolved can have particular ideological significance