Norman Bates Insanity

Insanity could take control of anyone, if they are not aware of what’s happening in their life. Growing up, Norman had an abnormal attachment to his mother, which took control of his life. He felt a sense of jealously when her attention wasn’t all on him, so that caused a problem when his mother finally found a lover. He poisoned them both and their bodies had been found lying motionless on her bed. Norman could not live without his mother, resulting in him digging up her grave and trying to preserve the body as long as he could. Yet, what is the point of having his mother around when she could not speak or move? Norman could not accept her death so he shared half of his life with her because he felt as if she had to keep on living regardless of what happened. There had been times that he could be himself but at any moment “mother” could take over. He dressed like her, talked for her, and made …show more content…
If she would have gave him enough attention when he was younger, he might not have craved all of her attention as an adult. Attention comes in two forms, positive and negative, which give two completely different responses. If Normans mother would have game him positive attention he would’ve been raised the right way and not have formed such an abnormal attachment. The attention that had actually been given was negative which explains why in the movie his “mother” had been such an awful character. She yelled at him for wanting to invite Marion Crane over for dinner one night because their minds were filled with “Adult thoughts”. This shows that he sees his mother as an overprotective and jealous woman. The jealousy occurred when Marion had been killed in the bathroom because “mother knows best”. She doesn’t want to see her son with another woman, this shows how she used to act when she was alive. He was not able to have friends or have a female partner because his mother wouldn’t let