![]() He likewise notes there is no hotel tryst between Marion and Sam in the novel. Hitchcock and Stefano expanded this to nearly half the narrative'. Smith notes that, 'Her story occupies only two of the novel's 17 chapters. Hitchcock and Stefano elected to open the film with scenes in Marion's life and not introduce Bates at all until 20 minutes into the film, rather than open with Bates reading a history book as Bloch does. Also gone is Bates' interest in spiritualism, the occult and pornography. Stefano eliminated Bates' drinking, which evidently necessitated removing Bates' 'becoming' the Mother personality when in a drunken stupor. Stefano found the character of Norman Bates-who, in the book, is middle-aged, overweight, and more overtly unstable-unsympathetic, but became more intrigued when Hitchcock suggested casting Anthony Perkins. The screenplay is relatively faithful to the novel, with a few notable adaptations by Hitchcock and Stefano.
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