Conventions of the Post-Apocalyptic genre
Conventions of the Post-apocalyptic genre Levi Stratuss (Binary Opposites) Levi Stratuss came up with the theory in which there are a pair of related terms or concepts that are opposite in meaning. They are an opposite set of values which reveal the structure of media texts. For example is Good and Evil and Life and Death. The values do not contradict one another but instead complement each other. The theory suggests you can't have one without the other maybe in a symmetrical way. Another example is Heaven and Hell. The post-apocalyptic genre is a very diverse as many different people have different takes on how the world ends. This gives many writers creative freedom within the genre. However whilst the genre maybe diverse it still has typical conventions which are: A lack of people/ abandonment Devastation both man-made (28 Days Later) and natural (The Road) A loss of humanity/ morals (such as cannibalism and murder) Elements of faith and biblical referen
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