Levi Strauss- Binary oppositions

This theory suggests that NARRATIVES (=myths) are STRUCTURED around BINARY OPPOSITIONS eg: good v evil

creates a dominant message (ideology) of a film, audiences are encouraged to make a judgements about characters, groups, places, history, society etc.

ConceptStrongly
agree
AgreeNeutralAgreeStrongly
Agree
Opposite
Concept
MaleXFemale
BlackXWhite
ProtestXAcquiesce
UrbanXRural
OldXYoung
AggressiveXCalm

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