Kazhinji inorondedzerwa semafirimu anotyisa epfungwa, Black Swan inogona zvakare kududzirwa semufananidzo wekuwana kukwana kwehunyanzvi, nematambudziko ese epfungwa uye epanyama munhu angangosangana nawo, i.e. "iyo firimu inogona kunzwisiswa senhetembo yekuzvarwa kwemuimbi, ndiko kuti, sekuratidzwa kunoonekwa kweNina's psychic odyssey yekusvika pakukwana kwehunyanzvi uye nemutengo uchabhadharwa kwazviri".Aronofsky akafunga fungidziro nekubatanidza maonero ake ekugadzirwa kweSwan Lake neasina kuzadzikiswa script nezve understudies uye pfungwa yekushungurudzwa neakaenzana, akafanana neyakavakomberedza doppelgängers. Arfono Dostoyev's Nhema Nhema inoonekwa seimwe mifananidzo inozivikanwa yefirimu yeBlack Swan.
The Double raFyodor Dostoyevsky