The document discusses using binary oppositions and the theory of structuralism to contrast two family characters in a story. It will show morning and evening routines to reveal differences in class and family lives. When the families meet on a walk, the boy Jack notices the girl Paige never brings toys like he does, not understanding she may not have any. This mirrors Claude Levi-Strauss' theory that humans understand concepts through their opposites. The document suggests this approach challenges stereotypes by showing strengths in both the mother and father characters.

1. Mirroring
Characters

2.  We wanted to show the contrast in characters, mainly
through their class and family lives
 We decided that we will show morning and evening routines
of the two families as this gives a good insight to their
everyday lives
 The two families will cross paths through going on a walk,
and this is where Jack starts taking notice of Paige never
having any toys with her, despite neither himself or his sister
Elizabeth knowing the family
 We enter the mind-set of a 5 year old boy who relies on his
favourite teddy to go everywhere with him, he can’t
understand why Paige never brings anything out with her
 Later on he realises its because she doesn’t have toys like
he does
What we wanted to contrast

3. Claude Lévi-Strauss theory
links to this
 Claude Lévi-Strauss was born on the 28th November
1908 and died on the 30th October 2009.
 He was a French anthropologist whose work was key in
the development of the theory of structuralism and
structural anthropology, He has been called the "father of
modern anthropology".
 Strauss believed that the way we understood certain
words depended not so much on any meaning they
themselves directly contain but by our understanding the
different of the word and its opposite.

4. His theory of binary Oppositions link
to what we want to do
 A binary opposition (also binary system) is a pair of
related terms or concepts that are opposite in
meaning. Binary opposition is the system by which,
in language and thought, two theoretical opposites
are strictly defined and set off against one another.
 Claude Levi Strauss studied hundreds of myths and
legends worldwide, and came to the conclusion that
we as humans make sense of the world, people
and events by seeing and using binary opposites.
 Our Character Jack recognises binary opposites in
the form of differences of possession despite his
innocence

5. Subordinate Groups
Binary Oppositions and Subordinate
Groups, like Dyer, is a way of
understanding how representation are
deliberately placed in binary
opposition to ensure the dominant
culture is maintained and the minority
representations is seen as
subordinate and marginalized.

6. Subordinate groups in mediaDominant
 •civilized
 •modern
 •rational
 •order
 •centre
 •stability
 •unmarked
 •self
 •white
 •superior
 •majority
 •citizen
 •insider
Subordinate
• primitive
•backward
•irrational
•chaos
•margin
•violence
•marked
•other
•non-white
•inferior
•minority
•illegal
•outsider
-Gender stereotypes in Media. Women
are often seen as women have been
shown as low-position workers, loving
wives and mothers, responsible for
raising children and doing housework,
while men are the ‘heroes’ of the film.
Ours challenges this as the women
have strengths ion different ways
despite taking care of children

7. Binary Opposites in Media
 Binary opposites are
usually the basis of our
understanding of a story
as it is a conventional
narrative an enables a
equilibrium.
 Within the media field,
Binary oppositions are
frequently used in the
plots of films, especially
in the horror genre.
 Our understanding of the
word “villain” depends on
the difference between
that word and the
opposing word “hero”.
Examples
• Good vs Evil
• Peace vs War
• Male vs Female
• Protagonist vs Antagonist
• First world vs Third world
The image on the
right is effective in
expressing the
binary opposite to
the audience of
good vs evil.