Structuralism Summary.

Structuralism Summary.
Structuralists analyse the the structures that underline all cultural phenomena and not just literature. Structuralists got the notion that everything can be analysed in terms of deep structure they define language super broadly language for structuralists can be any form of signalling.





 Principles:

 1st is based on real and idea and how they work together we see the real visually in life and we imagine the idea in our head.

2nd is based on local or positional where we can have the actual position of an object and then we can have the imagined position like when playing a game of chess. Structure of interrelated positions. Roles and interpretations constantly change, created by different possible scenarios like pieces on a chess board.

3rd is the idea of difference and reality and how in life we have differences which help to structure two objects; a difference includes these 3 rules a pattern a discrepancy and a border.

4th is about being real but not actual and ideal but not being abstract the two structures reflect each other. Structures are real but not actual e.g money is real its a physical thing but its value is not actual

5th refers to the difference between different structures to interact overlap and contain and reflect each other like how without the structure of a chair we wouldn't know what it is.

6th is about the driving force of structure and what allows them to be dynamic and evolve like a code we know that a stop sign signifies us to stop etc. A code is a n institutionally stabilised structure. An empty position that keeps relocating can drive narratives.

7th is about the subject and its agency we constantly play with structures and make our own imaginary worlds in our heads we do this by reorganising the structure. 

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