nˈoːɹmən bˈeɪts, ɐ mˈɪdəlˈeɪdʒd bˈætʃəlɚ, ɪz dˈɑːmᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd baɪ hɪz mˈʌðɚ, ɐ mˈiːntˈɛmpɚd, pjˌʊɹɹɪtˈænɪkəl ˈoʊld wˈʊmən hˌuː fɚbˈɪdz hˌɪm tə hæv ɐ lˈaɪf aʊtsˈaɪd ʌv hɜː.
Norman Bates, a  middle-aged bachelor, is dominated by his mother, a mean-tempered, puritanical old woman who forbids him to have a life outside of her.