From Pleasure Castle To Libido Motel Case Study

Exam Two

1.Based on the reading and discussion,as well as evidence from the film,explore the relationship between Norman Bates and his mother."From Pleasure Castle to Libido
Motel"ponders the idea of Normal Norman and Bad Mother and also Bad Norman and Normal mother,amongst other combinations of who is evil and who is not and when "evil"started.Offer your own analysis on this relationship and how the muderous Norman came to fruition. In the artical written by Raymond Durgnat(1958) "from Pleasure Castle to Libido Motel" one of the theories proposed that Norman was never a normal son,he was very jealouse of his mother and her promiscouis behaviors,then he imagined she was the jealous one,he then lived out two
Or create your own theory( could be a hybrid of the three or something that goes in a complete differnt direction). If you create your own theory,youwill still need to reference scholary work( the textbook or outside research) to support your claim. in the book by Noel Carroll" the philosophy of Horror" Illusion theory states we are horrified by the manifestation of being in the presence of a monster. the pretend theory states that if we are aware that the monsters are not real then how can we form a genuine emotion of fear.the thought theory states that if thought the monster was real it could create a sense of fear,thought is used here as a term of art that is meant to contrast to belief.the theory i think best answer the question why people enjoy scary movies would be the thought theory.the thoght therory reflects the way i veiw scary movies,it the possiblity that the monster on the film could actually exist at the moment and time that i am actually watching the movie,it creates fear for the remaning of the movie.to be able to entertain scary thoughts brings the horror films to life.in the movie "The Exorcist" th possibilies that the devil can actually possess a child,is frieghting to watch on