This low expressionist angle of Norman shows the power he has over Marion without her even being in the shot. The owls in the shot are birds of prey which are faced towards Marion connoting that she is the next prey for Norman. Marion is also referred to as a bird throughout the film, especially towards the end when we see the car coming out of the tar pit and the license plate says ‘phoenix’ which connotes the ‘phoenix rising from the ashes. The phoenix is Marion. The painting on the right is a famous painting ‘Rape of Lucretia’. This connotes that he has a lot of sexual feelings towards Marion as the peephole he uses to spy on her is hidden behind the painting. This is known as ‘The Male Gaze’ written by Laura Mulvey and shows the result of appeasing male-dominated cultural dominant ideology. This photo again shows Hitchcock’s auteur style as he was obsessed with young, blonde woman.
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