List of binary oppositions
Throughout the term, we've been looking to see how writers construct and deconstruct binary oppositions, pairs that quickly transmogrify into rigid hierarchies. To aid in our examination, we've begun to compile a list (though I hesitate to call it a "master" list) of binaries.
At this point, you might want to notice how these pairs tend not merely to support but indeed to verify one another: men are superior to women, or so Genesis tells us, because men came first; speech is superior to writing, or so Plato tells us, because the spoken word is the original of which writing is a mere copy. See how that works? If so, you're ready for some more:
Many thanks to Joe Tennis and J. P. Mohan for giving me a starting point for this list. Please let me know if you'd like to add (or link) to it.
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