The curious Norman wants to satisfy is sexual desire and this can be seen by the light that is shown onto his face. As he is looking into the hole, the light from Marion’s room shines on his face. Though the act of peeping is creepy, Norman means no harm. Interestingly, as he concludes his peeping session, his lurks back into complete darkness: his mother has taken over. Norman’s mother knows he wants to be with Marion which, consequently, makes her jealous and resentful. When Norman puts the picture back on the wall, he turns around and his face is split by the light once again. He even looks up to the main house where is apparent mother lives. The splitting of the light on Norman’s face, shows the audience the actual switching of personalities. The quick transition signals that something bad is going to happen to Marion as Norman’s jealous mother hates the idea of her son being with anyone else but
The curious Norman wants to satisfy is sexual desire and this can be seen by the light that is shown onto his face. As he is looking into the hole, the light from Marion’s room shines on his face. Though the act of peeping is creepy, Norman means no harm. Interestingly, as he concludes his peeping session, his lurks back into complete darkness: his mother has taken over. Norman’s mother knows he wants to be with Marion which, consequently, makes her jealous and resentful. When Norman puts the picture back on the wall, he turns around and his face is split by the light once again. He even looks up to the main house where is apparent mother lives. The splitting of the light on Norman’s face, shows the audience the actual switching of personalities. The quick transition signals that something bad is going to happen to Marion as Norman’s jealous mother hates the idea of her son being with anyone else but