ABSTRACT
The contents of Norman's dreams, either in themselves or when compared with the dreams of the norm group, provide a great deal of information pertaining to his personality and waking behaviors. They also suggest some of the reasons that Norman has become the person he is. What follows is based entirely on the dream analysis. It must be remembered that other than the age and gender of the dreamer, no other information was provided. The more important dynamic significance of the dream, however, is to be found in the two symbolic castration themes: the falling of the bird-topped balls, and the threatened loss of the father's knighthood. The most outstanding feature of Norman's personality is his extraordinary emotional immaturity. On every level of his existence, he remains a child. His infantile status is reflected in a polymorphously perverse disposition which fails to distinguish between one sexual object and another or one sexual act and another.
