The original Gothic conventions of naivety, infantilism and rebellion are inherent within Black Swan. Within the room of the main protagonist, Nina, lay infantilising elements, which symbolise her innocence and good, child-like nature. When Nina’s life causes her to fully lose grip with reality and commence her final descent into madness, a mid-shot reveals her throwing away stuffed toys down a laundry shoot. The distant clattering and diegetic sounds of the toys reaching the end of the tunnel provide symbolism and foreshadowing for the repercussions of Nina’s transformation into the Black Swan. Furthermore, this scene elucidates her final metamorphosis into discarding her innocence and indulging in the characteristics of the Black Swan. An
