Antinome

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 * D** **efinition::** Antinome, something that is contradictory or opposite to another; a logical contradiction.


 * See also:: [|Antinomy]**


 * Origin::** Derives from Greek for "conflict of laws".

Definition taken from (merriam-webster.com).


 * Examples** from text:

1) "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson is an excellent example of an antinome, as an entire story. The narrative is about a town the draws family names in a lottery fashion. Once a family name is drawn, it is narrowed down to one person from the family with a second lottery. The story is a logical contradiction because winning the lottery is often associated with incredible luck, joy, and excitement. However, winning this lottery ensures the death of that individual by stoning. Even the characters treat the lottery very nonchalantly. For example, a piece of dialogue from the story reads:
 * “Thought we were going to have to get on without you Tessie.” Mrs. Hutchinson said, grinning, “Wouldn't have me leave m'dishes in the sink, now, would you. Joe?” and soft laughter ran through the crowd as the people stirred back into position after Mrs. Hutchinson's arrival.

The way the characters think and act about the lottery is a logical contradiction from how we would assume someone would feel. They take the entire process very lightly in the beginning until Mrs. Hutchinson is chosen out of all of the names. She, then, is the only one who is upset by the turn of events. Even her the villagers and her child are not within the same realm of reason as she seems to be:
 * "The children had stones already. And someone gave little Davy Hutchinson a few pebbles."

Therefore, nearly the entire story is contradictory to what we would consider normal in an American society.

2) "There is none but Chu-bu. But there is also Sheemish." ("Chu-bu and Sheemish" by Lord Dunsany).
 * This quotation is a logical contradiction because the first sentence states one concrete idea but the second then contradicts it with another concrete idea. Because one cannot have both ideas true at the same time, it is a contradiction for the reader and its meaning is somewhat ambiguous.

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