Good vs Evil
Sanity vs Insanity
War vs Peace
Black vs White
Men vs Women
Evaluate The Relevance Of Struss' Narrative Theory To Long Term TV Drama
Strauss argues the fact that binary oppositions are main and current and very much there in the first season of Homeland. The theory suggests that there is always two oppositional themes that run through the season.
The way that sanity is portrayed through Carrie and her Bi-Polar suggest that
Homelands is an TV programme that doesn't just follow the Good vs Evil or the piece vs war. But also contrasting effects on those topics. The theme of sanity vs insanity is something everdent in Carrie's bi-polar, however this is also evident in the way that the oppositional sides are treated. When you look at it from an outsiders perspective Brodie's behaviour is very much iritic and at times insane therefor suggesting you would have to be insane to be a turned agent.
The War vs piece is present in the first season of Homelands in the way that we see what Carrie gets up to on a consistent daily basis. This shows us all the people in her life that she cares about and would hate it if anything happened to her. It shows the way war is portrayed very simple, white and black with no real deeper meaning. This is explored as well when Brodie was approached to run for congress. Jessica wasn't happy with Brodie taking up on the offer. She thought her and her family wouldn't be safe.
Men vs Women is explored through the first season of Homelands with the way everyone in the workplace treats Carrie. In the final episode we see Carrie make a breakthrough and go to where the meeting Brodie was attending would be. She contacts Saul and in response Saul calls security to take her away. Generally thought the series Carrie, a strong female roll, was constantly told that she was wrong with her allegations and suspicions of Brodie being a double agent.
In Homelands the fact of young vs old popped up a lot in regards to Jessica and Brodie's relationship with their children. This was a constaint factor in Homelands as it depicted Brodie making a real connection with Dana and keeping her in line, until the final episode when Dana reached out to her dad and turn him away from exploding himself with the vest.
In conclusion, Barthes' theory is in keeping with the first season of Homelands and follows it quite well in some ways.
Strauss argues the fact that binary oppositions are main and current and very much there in the first season of Homeland. The theory suggests that there is always two oppositional themes that run through the season.
The way that sanity is portrayed through Carrie and her Bi-Polar suggest that
Homelands is an TV programme that doesn't just follow the Good vs Evil or the piece vs war. But also contrasting effects on those topics. The theme of sanity vs insanity is something everdent in Carrie's bi-polar, however this is also evident in the way that the oppositional sides are treated. When you look at it from an outsiders perspective Brodie's behaviour is very much iritic and at times insane therefor suggesting you would have to be insane to be a turned agent.
The War vs piece is present in the first season of Homelands in the way that we see what Carrie gets up to on a consistent daily basis. This shows us all the people in her life that she cares about and would hate it if anything happened to her. It shows the way war is portrayed very simple, white and black with no real deeper meaning. This is explored as well when Brodie was approached to run for congress. Jessica wasn't happy with Brodie taking up on the offer. She thought her and her family wouldn't be safe.
Men vs Women is explored through the first season of Homelands with the way everyone in the workplace treats Carrie. In the final episode we see Carrie make a breakthrough and go to where the meeting Brodie was attending would be. She contacts Saul and in response Saul calls security to take her away. Generally thought the series Carrie, a strong female roll, was constantly told that she was wrong with her allegations and suspicions of Brodie being a double agent.
In Homelands the fact of young vs old popped up a lot in regards to Jessica and Brodie's relationship with their children. This was a constaint factor in Homelands as it depicted Brodie making a real connection with Dana and keeping her in line, until the final episode when Dana reached out to her dad and turn him away from exploding himself with the vest.
In conclusion, Barthes' theory is in keeping with the first season of Homelands and follows it quite well in some ways.
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