Binarism definition
Binarism means a combination of two things, a pair; two dualities, which is a widely used term with destructive meaning. The concept of binarism was first established by the French structural linguistic, Ferdinand De Saussure, who held that signs have meaning not by a simple reference to real objectives, but by their opposition to other signs. But later, this concept of binarism entered into the post colonial theory, which represents a binary system within a colonized area. In binary system, the one, who is weak, always lives under the pressure of the strong one. It is a creating factor of two opposite poles, which always makes a conflicting situation. Each one wants to marginalize other, but one fails and the failed one will be marginalized. After being marginalized, the feeling dislocation and alienation come on forth. People start to express their feelings through different literary genres like, painting and novel. In this novel also the protagonist, Jimmy, feels alienated because of the domination of whites. Everywhere, even in his own land, he is marginalized. Ashcroft, Griffiths and Tiffin further explain:
Examples of Binarism in a sentence
Athletic Genders: Hyperbolic Instance and/or the Overcoming of Sexual Binarism.