A psychoanalytical analysis of the series Black Mirror

This work is the result of a research project carried out in the light of psychoanalytic theory on the behaviour of a character in the series Black Mirror. The guiding question of this work aims to find out: What defence mechanisms can be related to the behaviour of the character Lacie Pound presented in the first episode of the third season of the series, in the light of psychoanalytic theory? In this respect, the general objective of this research is: To investigate the defence mechanisms that can be related to the behaviour of the protagonist presented in the first episode of the third season of the series, in the light of Psychoanalytic Theory. In order to achieve this general objective, the following specific objectives were set: To explain how the protagonist’s defence mechanisms are connected to the concepts of existential emptiness and consumerism in the modern era; To analyse which defence mechanisms are characterised by the relationship between the character Lacie Pound and the character Naomi Jayne; and To verify which defence mechanism is represented by the relationship between the character Lacie Pound and the character Susan Taylor.