Will Wright finds that the professional Western reverses the binary oppositions of the classic Western. Arrange the oppositions in the order John Storey reports them:

1. A. Hero – society
2. B. Outside society – inside society
3. C. Good – bad
4. D. Weak – strong
5. E. Wilderness – civilisation

1. AA, B, C, D, E
2. BA, C, B, D, E
3. CA, B, C, E, D
4. DE, A, B, C, D

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Correct answer: A. A, B, C, D, E

Explanation

Wright, Sixguns and Society (1975), a Lévi-Straussian study, as summarised in Storey's Cultural Theory and Popular Culture.