Statement
The literary work I have chosen to adapt is the series Bates Motel. I have chosen this series because I want to tell the story of Norman and his mother from the perspective of another character. I have also chosen this series because I want to change the way Norma raises Norman. Lastly , I chose this series because of its relevance to the 1960 movie Psycho. What the series is exploring is the bond that Norman and his mother, Norma, share throughout the series. It is also exploring the mental illness that Norman has but does not know that he has. I want to emulate these things, but from a different characters view because I feel that it would make a great reading. What I liked about the series is how the series is being told from Norman’s perspective. Another reason why I like the series is how Norman has these blackouts throughout the first four seasons, but he does not know what he is doing during these blackouts. What I dislike is how Norma has this sort of control over Norma, how she is always telling him that the girls he hangs out with are bad for him and how she does not want him hanging out with them because she does not like them, Norman does not see that she is controlling what he can and can not do with his life. Also, I dislike how Norma acts so innocent and that she never does anything wrong at all. Lastly, I do not like that Norma does not tell Norman about his blackouts and the things he does when he experiences the blackouts. I feel that you could make changes to the series, but it would make the series a little strange. I would change or make a whole new series because I think it would make it more interesting. If I could change the series, I would change the way Norma treats Norman. I would make it so that Norma does not have control over everything that Norman does. Also, I would change the way that she acts towards everyone in the show. I would want to change how Norma does not tell Norman about his blackouts, but I feel that changing that would make the series less interesting to viewers. I would not change Norman from having his blackouts. I feel that changing this would make the show completely different and that it would make the show very boring to watch. Changing the setting of this show to take place in let’s say a restaurant, that would not work. It would not work because the show is based on the movie Psycho which is like this show that takes place in a motel that a mother and son own together, so changing it would make the show completely different from the movie, also it would make the show not very interesting to watch. Changing the time period I feel would not make a huge difference because you are not changing the outline of how the show is being told, you are just changing what time the show is being told in. I think that changing one character would not make a difference because you its not like you are changing a whole bunch of characters in the show, you are just changing one. If you changed how the character acts or how often they appear, then it could make a difference.