Claude Lévi-Strauss was a French anthropologist and ethnologist whose work was key in the development of the theories of structuralism and structural anthropology.
This theory suggests that NARRATIVES (=myths) are STRUCTURED around BINARY OPPOSITIONS eg: good v evil; human v alien; young v old etc etc. As such, it encourages students to understand narrative as a structure of key (oppositional) themes that underpin action and dialogue to develop a set of messages that the audience are able to decode and understand.
Binary Thinking in Ghost Town
CONCEPT | strongly agree | agree | neutral | agree | strongly agree | OPPOSITE CONCEPT |
| FEMALE |  | MALE | ||||
| SATISFIED | | UNSATASFIED | ||||
| WHITE | | BLACK | ||||
| URBAN | | REGIONAL | ||||
| POOR | | RICH | ||||
| MATURE | | CHILDISH | ||||
| OBIEDIENT | | DISOBIDIENT | ||||
| NON-CONFORMITY | | CONFORMITY | ||||
| YOUNG | | OLD | ||||
| CRITICAL OF GOVERNMENT | | ACCEPTING OF GOVERNMENT |