期刊名称：Facta Universitatis Series: Linguistics and Literature
印刷版ISSN：0354-4702
电子版ISSN：2406-0518
出版年度：2015
卷号：13
期号：1
页码：43-53
语种：English
出版社：University of Niš
摘要：The paper discusses binary opposition,one of the most explored concepts in post-colonial criticism,as used in The White Tiger (2008) – Aravind Adiga’s debut novel placed,due to its topic as well as the issues it raises,in the tradition of post-colonial literature. Since the binary theory was first used by the movement of structuralism,and later developed by the famous post-structuralist and post-colonial theorist Jacques Derrida,the aim of this paper will be to implement the structuralist concept of binary opposites,as well as Derida’s binary theory,on the novel. The paper explores mediation as the means of overcoming the polarities,indicated by the structuralist theorist Claude Lévi-Strauss,as well as the deconstruction of the hierarchy created by the system of opposites,suggested by Derrida’s theory. In addition to analyzing the primary binary concept,it also explores the parallel secondary analogies which serve to reinforce and further contrast the polarities,as well as their role in the novel. The findings will reveal that the exploration of binary oppositions in literature can benefit in deciphering messages which may sometimes appear too abstract to comprehend: since contexts usually generate their own semantic systems,we can benefit tremendously from interpreting the system of oppositions and demystifying their semantic value.
其他摘要：Rad se bavi binarnom opozicijom,jednim od najistraživanijih koncepata u postkolonijalnoj kritici,odnosno načinom na koji se ovaj koncept koristi u Belom Tigru (2008) – romanesknom prvencu Aravinda Adige koji se zbog svoje teme i pitanja koja pokreće smešt
