5+Psycho

==**__5. Psycho - in depth __ ** ==

//In this section we will breakdown the scene you just watched plus some extras that led up to it, and we'll attempt to answer why Hitchcock used the symbols he did. You can be sure that there wasn't one object that was included accidentally. Hitchcock agonised over every shot.//

//Nothing is there that isn't meant to be. Everything has meaning.//

H) We've already seen this image. Could the house be a symbol also?



I) What might a bird of prey above Norman symbolise? What about the light and dark on his face?



J) What does the water symbolise in this shot? Remember she's just decided the give the money she stole back.



K) What does it mean that Norman is in complete darkness here?



L) What could the knife symbolise?



M) Now lets bring it all together. List as many symbols as possible from the shot below.



Turn to page 6 for the answers to M.