Themes of mirrors:

• Mirror in the breakfast scene in the morning 
• 'Whore' on the mirror

Influences of Parents:

• Phallic imagery of licking icing off of the mother's finger. 
• Child like room 
• 'Take off your shirt' mother to nina 

Exploration of repressed fantasy and desire:

• Nina and mila kunis sex scene - fantasy 
• Masturbation scene 

Male Gaze and voyeurism:

• Director insinuates sex with Nina for her to get the part
• Man blowing kisses to Nina on the tube
• 'Whore' on the mirror
• Takes cigarette from Mila Kunis = phallic 
• Licks icing off of mother's finger = phallic 
• Voyeurism through the mirror
• Voyeurism through Nina's eyes watching the old Black Swan - Winoa Ryder 

Fractured, struggle for identity:

• Child like room 
• Tube reflection 
• Nina sees herself dressed in black in the alley 
• Winoa  Ryder smashes mirror 
• Hallucinations - nail scene
• Mother's paintings resemble Nina's mental state 

Character Alignment:

I did not align with any of the characters due to their change in mental state. The film is portrayed through Nina's perspective therefore it is difficult to align with any characters. However, a woman may align with the characters more due to their gender, for example they may be more sympathetic towards the rape scenes, whereas a man may take on a more male gaze driven, sexualised approach to the film.