Nature Prevails: Deconstructing Doctor No Ian Fleming’s use of binary opposition in Doctor No illustrates dichotomies of power unraveling their selves, thus proving the equality of their positions with the lesser of the opposition. Culture versus nature is illustrated as the novel’s main binary opposition: James Bond reveals the ambiguity of the polarity while Honeychile Rider and Dr. No provide examples of culture and nature in opposition with each other and the deconstructed …showed first 75 words of 1534 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1534 total…nature, experiences a ‘reverse of polarity’ in Doctor No as nature is illustrated to be the privileged of the two. James Bond, Honeychile Rider and Dr. No are revealed to hold within their character symbols of nature and/or culture, which is noticeable through their actions and their lack of action. The instability of the binary opposition deconstructs itself through the novel whereby it reverses itself to prove the disunity and division of the text.