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Barthes - Semiotic Theory - ANSWER💫✔️--how we interpret objects (signifier) and their meanings
(signified).

enigma code = questions from audience, e.g. leading headlines

symbolic code = visual metaphor, e.g. puns

cultural code = culturally specific knowledge, e.g. NHS, Brexit



Todorov - Narrative Theory - ANSWER💫✔️--equilibrium, disruption, recognition, attempt to repair
damage, new equilibrium



Neale - Genre Theory - ANSWER💫✔️--genres are instances of repetition and difference;

repetition = Brexit, Trump, NHS, Royal Family

difference = terrorist attacks, natural disasters



Levi-Strauss - Binary Opposites - ANSWER💫✔️--characters and ideals that contrast each other; show
both sides

e.g. good vs. evil, Brexiteers vs. Remainers

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