A binary opposition is a pair of contrasted terms, each of which depends on the other for its meaning (male/female, dead/alive, night/day). Structuralist theory proposed that there are certain theoretical and conceptual opposites, often arranged in a hierarchy, which human logic has given to text. Binary oppositions establish order in the world, classifying objects, events and relations.
Post-structuralist theorists argue that binary oppositions are not natural underpinning of human thought, but a cultural artefact. According to Derrida, their oppositional logic can be disrupted by what he calls 'undecidables', which are neither or both parts of an opposition (zombies are both living and dead). The only way to properly understand meanings is to deconstruct the assumptions and knowledge systems which produce the illusion of singular meaning. This act of deconstruction illuminates how male can become female, how speech can become writing, and how rational can become emotional.
Film narrative is generally based on conflict between binary opposite characters, creating cultural cliché of villains and heroes. Creating a character that problematize this logic questions our cultural prejudices, and produce subversion in reception of media.
Post-structuralist theorists argue that binary oppositions are not natural underpinning of human thought, but a cultural artefact. According to Derrida, their oppositional logic can be disrupted by what he calls 'undecidables', which are neither or both parts of an opposition (zombies are both living and dead). The only way to properly understand meanings is to deconstruct the assumptions and knowledge systems which produce the illusion of singular meaning. This act of deconstruction illuminates how male can become female, how speech can become writing, and how rational can become emotional.
Film narrative is generally based on conflict between binary opposite characters, creating cultural cliché of villains and heroes. Creating a character that problematize this logic questions our cultural prejudices, and produce subversion in reception of media.
For todays example, we will make a binary comparison between Dr. Jekyll amd Mr. Hyde.
Dr. Jekyll
Dr. Jekyll
01000100 01110010 00101110 00100000 01001010 01100101 01101011 01111001 01101100 01101100
1 - 45%
0 - 55%
1 - 45%
0 - 55%
Mr. Hyde
01001101 01110010 00101110 00100000 01001000 01111001 01100100 01100101
1 - 42,19%
0 - 57,81%
It was close: both characters have more 0 than 1, but Dr. Jekyll has better percentage of 1, and he wins (!!!)
0 - 57,81%
It was close: both characters have more 0 than 1, but Dr. Jekyll has better percentage of 1, and he wins (!!!)
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