The Black Swan PART I: HISTORY Background Information Nina is a young Caucasian woman, in her mid-twenties, who is physically and mentally drained because she is a perfectionist and ballerina in a prestigious dancing company. Nina is single, heterosexual, she is interested in men, and she lives with her mom who is single, controlling, and obsessive, in an apartment in New York. Nina is extremely shy, timid, and over-sheltered. She lives with her mother, who is angry and still upset at the fact that she had to give up her own dancing career at a young age due to the fact that she became pregnant. Because of this Nina experienced some physical abuse from her over controlling mother. Nina’s mother is constantly barging in to her room depriving her of any privacy. Nina is not allowed to go out late at night, and because of her mother being so strict she does not have many friends that she is close with, and she has never been in a romantic relationship. Right after practice she goes straight home and sits in her room, constantly thinking how she could be a better ballerina. Nina’s only source of income comes from the productions she dances in. Nina has been chosen to be the lead role in the production Swan Lake which requires Nina to have two completely different personalities, the black swan, which is the evil twin, and the white swan, which is the good twin. The white swan image for Nina is extremely easy because she is a perfectionist who is innocent and naïve, but the black swan image is what is draining her because it is extremely hard for her to let go and “loose herself”. Because of the inability to let go Nina is unable to please her director and the director becomes abusive and very sexual towards Nina. Because of th... ... middle of paper ... ...A., Cardaciotto, L., & Newman, C. (2012). The Dynamics of Self-Esteem in Cognitive Therapy for Avoidant and Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorders: An Adaptive Role of Self-Esteem Variability?. Cognitive Therapy & Research, 36(4), 272- 281. doi:10.1007/s10608-011-9375-x Fear, C., & Libretto, S. (2009). Risperidone for the treatment of delusional disorder. International Journal Of Psychiatry In Clinical Practice, 6(2), 113-116. doi:10.1080/136515002753724126 Gentile, M. (2010). Anorexia nervosa: identification, main characteristics and treatment. Nutritional Therapy & Metabolism, 28(4), 185-192. O'Connor, K., Stip, E., Pélissier, M., Aardema, F., Guay, S., Gaudette, G., & ... Leblanc, V. (2008). Treating Delusional Disorder: A Comparison of Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy and Attention Placebo Control. Canadian Journal Of Psychiatry, 52(3), 182-190.
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. her narrow silk suit with hamburgers and french fries printed on it will glisten in the brilliant air . . .” (13-15). The majestic image of the girl illustrates the mother’s pride in her daughter’s confidence during the predominantly male party. As a result of the girl’s poised demeanor, the mother is likely to be pleased with her daughter’s ability to uphold the expectations of an adult. Rather than feeling apprehensive and uneasy about a party favoring one gender, the girl overlooks this distinction and carries herself admiringly. In addition to developing an adult-like composure, the girl also experiences an awakening of her sexuality. Her seductive feelings and allurement toward the boys is becoming more conscious in her thoughts. Emerging from the pool, the water from the girl’s body is described to “sparkle and fall to the power of a thousand . . .” (22). The girl is beginning to understand sexual attraction and her appeal to the opposite sex. The mental image of prestige that is suggested by her newfound “power” heavily contradicts the representation of innocence and naivety of what was once the girl. The girl is no longer oblivious to sexual desires and hesitant of change. Instead, she carries around her femininity and allurement as a badge of
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The Chinese people experienced rapid changes, in government and their own culture in the 20th century. In the book, Wild Swans, by Jung Chang, she depicts the experiences of not only oppression and suffering, but the development of the communist revolution, under Mao. Also, to show how the Chinese people, women in particular, fought against impossible odds by interweaving historical and personal stories from the twentieth century China.
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The main character in the film Black Swan, twenty-eight year old female Nina Sayers, displays signs of numerous disorders through her abnormal behavior. Nina’s life is consumed by her occupation: professional ballerina/dancer. Nina resides with her mother and rarely socializes with others. She has difficulty concentrating, is restless, irritable, suffers from muscle tension, and sleep disturbances from nightmares. Nina also feels very uncomfortable in social and intimate situations. She appears to be unable to successfully interact with those around her. The interaction that Nina has with her fellow dancers appears to be strained and superficial. Nina exhibits behavior that indicates she views all other dancers as competition instead of potential comrades’ or friends. Being very introverted and unable to share any part of herself with those around her, even her mother, who appears to be the only person that has been remotely close to Nina, causes her to seek companionship with parts of herself instead of healthy relationships with others. Nina exhibits signs of generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, and paranoid personality disorder through these abnormal behaviors.
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However, in this ballet concert, the choreographer had designed the scenes to be more like a comedy. The movement of the sisters are more amusing than cruel. For example, when they pulled each other for being eager to dance with the prince, or when they tried to hurt and bully the Cinderella, these movements are not that cruel but amusing. Even the stepmother was drunk and danced comically in the prom scene. Moreover, the movements of all the girls who wanted their feet to fit in to the ballet shoe which Cinderella had dropped in the prom are also very funny. These kinds of design successfully made the audience laugh out loud and without hurting the hearts of the little girls who went to see the performance with their