Barthes Codes

Barthe has five different codes that the combination of codes and their functions provides attempt to establish communication both possible and meaningful.

These codes come under 5 headings....
Proairetic code
This is the code of action.  
Hermeneutic code
This is known as the enigma code this shows a puzzle in the story.
Semic code
This is the code of the conventions of the text.
Cultural or referential code
This is a interpreting of everyday experience which is referenced in the text.
Symbolic code
This is the binary opposition that shows the cultural code.