Psycho character
Norman Bates
Aliases	"Norma" Bates, "Normal" Bates
Gender	Male
Born	October 16, 1932(1932-10-16)
Died	December 21, 2003 (aged 71)
Race	European American
Relationships	Mrs. Psycho is a 1959 pulp thriller by Robert Bloch. Plot summary The story is divided (below but not in the actual book into Male (♂ refers to the sex of an organism or part of an organism which produces small mobile Gametes called spermatozoa. Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. A European American (Euro-American is a person who resides in the United States and is either from Europe or is the descendant of European immigrants Norma Bates (mother) Mrs. Emma Spool (aunt) John Bates (father) Dr. Mrs Emma Spool is a fictional character in the Psycho film series created by Tom Holland for the screenplay of the 1982 sequel to the 1960 Constance "Connie" Forbes-Bates(wife)
Enemies	Women
M.O.	Stabbing victims to death whilst donning his mother's clothing. Modus operandi (often used in the abbreviated forms MO or simply Method) is a Latin phrase approximately translated as " mode of operation
Weapon of Choice:	Kitchen knife
Portrayed by:	Anthony Perkins (Psycho - Psycho IV: The Beginning) Oz Perkins (Psycho II, reflection) Kurt Paul (Bates Motel) Henry Thomas (Psycho IV: The Beginning, flashbacks) Ryan Finnigan (Psycho IV: The Beginning, flashbacks) Vince Vaughn (Psycho: 1998 remake)

Norman Bates is a fictional character created by writer Robert Bloch as the central character in his novel Psycho. Anthony Perkins ( April 4, 1932 – September 12, 1992) was an Academy Award -nominated Golden Globe -winning American Osgood Robert "Oz" Perkins II (born February 2 1974) is an American Actor. Kurt Paul is an American Actor and stuntman He was a Stunt double for Anthony Perkins in Psycho II and Psycho Henry Jackson Thomas Jr (born September 9, 1971) is an American Actor and Musician. Vincent Anthony "Vince" Vaughn (born March 28, 1970) is an American Film actor. Robert Albert Bloch (April 5 1917 Chicago – September 23 1994 Los Angeles) was a prolific American Writer, primarily of crime Psycho is a 1959 pulp thriller by Robert Bloch. Plot summary The story is divided (below but not in the actual book into The character is based on real-life serial killer Ed Gein. A serial killer is a person who Murders usually three or more people with a "cooling off" period between each murder and whose motivation for killing is largely based ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Contents 1 Fictional character biography 1.1 Film sequels 2 Characterization 3 Portrayals 4 Comic books 5 Reception 6 References

Fictional character biography

Both the novel and Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 film adaptation explain that Bates suffered severe emotional abuse as a child at the hands of his mother, Norma, who preached to him that women and sex were evil. Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, KBE (13 Psycho is a suspense / Horror film directed by auteur Alfred Hitchcock, from the Screenplay by Joseph Psychological abuse or emotional abuse is a form of abuse characterized by a person subjecting or exposing another to behavior that is psychologically harmful Abuse refers to the use or treatment of something (a person item substance concept or vocabulary that is harmful Evil, in many cultures is used to describe acts or thoughts which are contrary to some particular religion The two of them lived alone together in an unhealthy state of emotional dependence after the death of Bates's father. When Bates was a teenager, however, his mother took a lover, thereby making him insanely jealous. Bates then murders both of them with strychnine and then preserved his mother's corpse. Murder is the unlawful killing of another human person with Malice aforethought, as defined in Common Law countries Strychnine (ˈstrɪkniːn (British US /-naɪn/ or /-nɪn/ (US With regard to living things, a body is the integral physical material of an individual Bates develops dissociative identity disorder, assuming his mother's personality, repressing her death as a way to escape the guilt of murdering her. Dissociative Identity Disorder ( DID) as defined by the American Psychiatric Association 's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM He inherited his mother's house, where he kept her corpse, and the family motel in Fairvale, California. Bates Motel is a 1987 Television movie about Alex West a mentally disturbed youth who was committed to an asylum after killing his abusive stepfather

Bloch sums up Bates' multiple personalities in his stylistic form of puns: As "Norman" Bates, the little boy, he is dominated by his mother, and has to do whatever she tells him. A pun (or paronomasia) is a Phrase that deliberately exploits confusion between similar-sounding Words for humorous or Rhetorical As "Norma" Bates, he dresses in her clothes, mimics her voice, and kills anyone who threatens to come between her and her "Norman," especially attractive young women. As "Normal" Bates, he is a (barely) functioning adult who runs the business of the motel and keeps peace between the other two personalities.

Norman is finally arrested after he murders a young woman named Mary Crane (called Marion Crane in the film) and Milton Arbogast, a private investigator sent to look for her. Bates is declared insane and sent to an institution, where the "mother" personality completely takes hold; he completely becomes his mother. Traditionally insanity or madness is the behaviour whereby a person flouts societal norms and may become a danger to himself and others

Bates dies in Bloch's 1982 sequel to his novel. Psycho II is a 1982 Novel that Robert Bloch wrote as a Sequel to his 1959 novel Psycho. ^[4]

Film sequels

In the sequel to the original film, Bates is released from the institution 22 years later, seemingly cured. Psycho II is the 1983 sequel to Alfred Hitchcock 's 1960 classic Psycho. However, a series of mysterious murders occur, as well as strange appearances and messages from "Mother", and Norman slowly loses his grip on sanity. Sanity considered as a legal term denotes that an individual is of sound mind and therefore can bear Legal responsibility for his or her actions The mysterious appearances and messages turn out to be a plot by relatives of one of Norman's (or Mother's) victims to drive "Norman" Bates insane again; the murders turn out to be caused by Norman's real mother — Norma's sister, Emma Spool — who, of course, shares the family's history of mental illness. Mrs Emma Spool is a fictional character in the Psycho film series created by Tom Holland for the screenplay of the 1982 sequel to the 1960 Mental disorder or mental illness is a psychological or behavioral pattern that occurs in an individual and is thought to cause distress or disability that is not expected as In the end, Norman kills Spool and embalms her body while assuming the "Mother" personality once again. Embalming, in most modern Cultures is the Art and Science of temporarily preserving human remains to forestall Decomposition ^[5]

In the third film, Norman continues to struggle, unsuccessfully, against "Mother"'s dominion, but in the end attacks her corpse violently, attempting to break free of her control, and is again institutionalized. Psycho III is a 1986 sequel to Alfred Hitchcock 's 1960 classic Psycho. A cadaver or corpse is a dead Body. "Cadaver" is normally used as a more formal term for a body being used in medical training or research During the last few minutes of the movie, a reporter tells Norman that Emma Spool was his aunt, not his mother, and had killed his father. Apparently, she had fallen for Norman's father and, when Norma Bates had given birth to Norman, kidnapped the child, believing he was her son. In Criminal law, kidnapping is the taking away or Asportation of a person against the person's will usually to hold the person in False imprisonment ^[6]

In the final sequel, however, the revelations of Psycho III are effectively retconned. Psycho IV The Beginning is a 1990 made-for-television prequel to Alfred Hitchcock 's 1960 film Psycho which was broadcast on Retroactive continuity is the deliberate changing of previously established facts in a work of serial fiction (Bates' father is explained as having been stung to death by bees). Bees are flying Insects closely related to Wasps and Ants Bees are a Monophyletic lineage within the superfamily Apoidea In this film, Bates had been released from the institution, and is married to one of the hospital's nurses. When his wife becomes pregnant, however, he lures her to his mother's house and tries to kill her; He wants to prevent another of his "cursed" line from being born into the world. Pregnancy ( Latin graviditas) is the carrying of one or more offspring known as a Fetus or Embryo, inside the Uterus of a Female (The film implies that Bates' mother suffered from schizophrenia and passed the illness onto him). Schizophrenia ( from the Greek roots schizein (σχίζειν "to split" and phrēn He relents at the last minute, however, when his wife professes her love for him. He then burns the house down in an attempt to free himself of his past. During the attempt, he is tormented by hallucinations of "Mother" and several of his (or her) victims; He almost dies in the flames before willing himself to get out, apparently defeating his illness at long last. A hallucination, in the broadest sense is a Perception in the absence of a stimulus. ^[7]

In the pilot episode of the failed TV series Bates Motel, Bates is never released from the institution after his first incarceration. A television pilot is a test episode of an intended Television series. Bates Motel is a 1987 Television movie about Alex West a mentally disturbed youth who was committed to an asylum after killing his abusive stepfather He befriends Alex Kelly, a fellow inmate who had murdered his stepfather, and wills ownership of the titular motel to him before dying of old age. In Common law, a will or testament is a document by which a person (the Testator) regulates the rights of others over his or her Property ^[8]

Characterization

The characterization of Bates in the novel and the movie differ in some key areas. In the novel, Bates is in his mid-to-late 40s, short, overweight, homely, and more overtly unstable. In the movie, he is in his early-to-mid-20s, tall, slender, and handsome. Reportedly, when working on the film, Hitchcock decided that he wanted audiences to be able to sympathize with Bates and genuinely like the character, so he made him more of a "boy next door. " ^[9] In the novel, Norman becomes Mother after getting drunk and passing out; in the movie, he consumes no alcohol before switching personalities. Perhaps the most significant difference between the novel and the movie is that, in the novel, Mary Crane is "Mother"'s first victim; in the movie, Bates kills twice as his alternate personality before murdering Crane.

Portrayals

Bates was portrayed by Anthony Perkins in Hitchcock's seminal 1960 film adaptation of Bloch's novel and its three sequels. Anthony Perkins ( April 4, 1932 – September 12, 1992) was an Academy Award -nominated Golden Globe -winning American Psycho is a suspense / Horror film directed by auteur Alfred Hitchcock, from the Screenplay by Joseph Vince Vaughn portrayed Bates in Gus Van Sant's 1998 remake, and by Kurt Paul in Bates Motel. Vincent Anthony "Vince" Vaughn (born March 28, 1970) is an American Film actor. Gus Green Van Sant Jr he has dealt unflinchingly with homosexual and other marginalized subcultures without being particularly concerned about providing positive role models Psycho is a 1998 film Remake of the Alfred Hitchcock 1960 version produced and directed by Gus Van Sant for Universal Kurt Paul is an American Actor and stuntman He was a Stunt double for Anthony Perkins in Psycho II and Psycho Henry Thomas played a younger version of the character in Psycho IV: The Beginning. Henry Jackson Thomas Jr (born September 9, 1971) is an American Actor and Musician.

Comic books

Norman appears in the 1992 three issue comic book adaptation of the first Psycho film released by Innovation Publishing. Innovation Publishing was an American Comic book company based in Wheeling West Virginia. Despite being an adaptation of the Alfred Hitchcock film, the version of Norman present in the comics resembles the one from Robert Bloch's original novel: an older, overweight, balding man. Comic artist Felipe Echevarria has explained that this was due to Anthony Perkins's refusal to allow his likeness to be replicated for the books, wanting to disassociate himself with Norman Bates. ^[10]

Reception

Norman is ranked as the second greatest villain on the American Film Institute's list of the top one-hundred film heroes and villains. The American Film Institute ( AFI) is an independent Non-profit organization created by the National Endowment for the Arts, which was established in 1967 AFI's 100 Years100 Heroes ^[11] His line "A boy's best friend is his mother" also ranks as number fifty-six on the institute's list of the one-hundred greatest movie quotes. Part of the AFI 100 Years series, AFI's 100 Years 100 Movie Quotes is a list of the top 100 movie quotations in American cinema ^[12]

References

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