2. TODOROV
• The film starts with a scene involving 3 little girls. This is
disrupted by the suicide of the these girls and this is the
disruption to equilibrium. This is an indicator for the equilibrium
between the main character and his son, the bond between
them. The relationship between them makes the audience feel
like something bad is going to happen them as it is linked with
the 3 girls, suggesting their relationship will come to and end
much like the girls.
3. LEVI – STRAUSS: BINARY OPPOSITIONS
• “Binary opposites create conflict which in turn drives the
narrative.”
• Examples of these in The Woman In Black are:
• Young/old
• City/village
• Good/evil
• Alive/dead
• Light/dark
• Male/female
