Beyond Scared Straight

Ed Boone has good intentions toward Christopher and only wishes the best for him, even though his actions and decisions are not always the best. He hid the letters, that Christopher’s mother sent Christopher. He also lied to Christopher about his mother, telling Christopher that she died of a heart attack. Even though the things Ed did look evil and bad hearted, he did it out of love. Just like he killed Wellington, Mrs. Shears dog, because he loved her and she rejected him, and Ed got out of control. Ed lied and hid the letters from Christopher because Christopher, being a person with special needs, did not feel sad and take the divorce and separation of his parents too deeply and harshly. Ed also did this so Christopher would not leave him, because Ed loves him a lot. After Ed found out that Christopher read the letters, he apologized and said, “I’m sorry, Christopher, I’m so, so sorry” [Page 114]. Ed even said and told Christopher it was for his safety and for good, that it was all for a good cause. Ed said,

big event and lead Ed to his next card and clues. 2. Why does Ed feel guilty at the end of the game?

Edward is represented as the creation of an intelligent inventor, yet before Edward could be “completed” the inventor passed away. This had a long-term effect on Edward as he was left confused, alienated, alone and most importantly, “incomplete” literally, and metaphorically. This contrast, symbolizes the complex feelings associated with alienation and ostracism, and the destructive effects it has on individuals, leading them to create barriers of isolation, and lack of acceptance and understanding. William struggles to form a sense of identity because of the emotional abuse that was inflicted upon him during his placement with an unidentified male. And Edward suffers from a sense of identity, as he was never able to establish on, through social interactions, Edward is intrigued by those around who to him seem to be, unique and different, while those around Edward believe him to be unique and one of a kind, accepting him for “ The years spent in isolation have not given him the tools to judge from right or wrong. The snow represented the change he brought to the people and especially Kim. It showed how he blossomed, and when the chaos of his visit came and left, he still left his mark behind to the town. Before Edward visited it had never snowed, and now every year it does. This is because even though Edward was looked down upon at the end, he still wanted to show people he can create beauty and not just destruction. Edward wanted them to feel a sense of belonging, maybe not with him but with each other, with the town’s community. understood by us as an audience that the need to belong is significant in our world as it is through the healing process in our relationships and experiences that the human

Edward’s differences are viewed negatively by society as he is encouraged to conform. By having scars visible on his face, Peg makes an effort to mask Edwards imperfections. She is unfamiliar with his fair complexion as everyone in the neighborhood has glowing smooth skin and therefore she urges to “help with the scars”. While Peg applies a concealing cream on Edwards face, she insinuates that “blending is the secret” which symbolizes how blending into society will help Edward conform. This suggests that Edwards flaws are not accepted and how society pressures to cover up your differences because uniformity is acknowledged. As the family warms up to Edward in their home, Bill suggests that Edward gets a job to earn money like everyone else in the community. He says that having a job is the “greatest satisfaction” a man can have. This insinuates that men are conformed to have a job and earn money for their family. Edward decides to make an effort and get a loan to start up his own business at the local bank which is painted white and black symbolizing the dull and homogenous life the society lives in. Edward is rejected by the bank authorities when he finds that Edward has no previous bank records and therefore “may as well not even exists.” This implies that by Edward not having a job, he is not welcome to exist in society as they are not willing to give others who are different a chance. As humanity negatively views Edwards differences, Burton displays how humans encourage outcast to conform to society.

Despite the show’s wild popularity, it has received much criticism from experts in the juvenile justice community. “Scared Straight programs are developed by adults for kids, but kids don’t react the same way as adults, that’s why the television series is popular with adults, but unsuccessful with kids.” says James Finckenauer, Beyond Scared Straight has also diverted public support from programs that actually work in the areas of prevention. The heavily dramatized nature of the A&E series could be the reason parents desperately reach out to the Scared Straight programs despite its ineffectiveness, and the nature of the program has attracted public and political attention and praise (Klenowski, Bell, and Dodson). According to Dr. Finckenauer, kids do not respond to the extreme nature presented in Scared Straight programs because they do not see beaten down losers, rather, they see strong, muscular adults. Irene Sullivan, a retired judge from Florida and writer for The Juvenile Justice Information Exchange, explains "That’s why the television series is popular with adults, but unsuccessful with kids." Sullivan also criticizes Disney for, despite financial success with Beyond Scared Straight, having not donated a portion of its profits to one of the foundations that actually reach out to at-risk kids such as the Annie E. Casey Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, Eckerd Family Foundation, or the Henry and Ryla White Foundation.

Established in the 1970’s, Scared Straight programs began to get introduced throughout the United States as a method of deterrence for young teens in an attempted to keep them out of jail. A normal program usually consists of an at-risk teen visiting an adult prison to find out what it was really like to be placed somewhere they are unable to leave. The teen learns of the harsh conditions that real prison inmates have to endure while behind bars. Facility managers set up an itinerary for the teens to follow as they tour the jail and live as though they were prisoners for a full day. This would put the at-risk youths up against an aggressive ‘in your face’ confrontation with the inmates. They would get to listen to the inmate's stories and have a one on one counseling session to really hit home on how the next few years are going to be determined after they leave. However, no matter how well the intentions may be to attempt and rehabilitate the teens, research has shown that many of approaches proved ineffective.

Edward has this burning desire to fit in and to be like the people of suburbia and to be normal. But as the film progresses he begins to realise that he doesn't fit in and that he is actually better off on his own in his castle. At the very beginning of the film when Edward first meets Peg his first words are, “I’m not finished” this shows how Edward wants to be ‘normal’. To Edward he is ‘‘normal’ but to the people of suburbia he is a,”perversion of nature” this is in Esmeralda's words. Through out the film edward tries to fit in but struggles. An example of Edward trying to fit in is when he is at the BBQ and the men are cooking the meat,Edward tries to be like the other men and makes kababs on his scissorhands. This shows how he is trying to fit in because he is trying to be like the men in suburbia and do the bbq while the woman are left to do the gossiping and socialising. As the film progressed Edward see that he fits in less and less and so do the people of suburbia. Towards the end the neighbours shun Edward and he becomes wanted by the police for an something he did after he has an epiphany to the fact that he doesn't belong and isn't wanted in suburbia by the suburbians with the exception of Kim. JIm says to him, “who the hell do you think you are hanging out around here huh?... get the hell outta here, Freak!” This is then

Eddie the matenience man of Ruby Pier carnival seems like just typical old man, who struggles with the idea that he never lived up to his potential. However, after he dies, he is able to see his life through a different perspective, one of eternity, and realizes how unique and important his life has been. This closely echoes the truth found in the Catechism of the Catholic Church which says that only in heaven with Christ will we find our true identity and meaning of life. 1 Death is only the beginning for Eddie and his journey through the five “heavens” of people that his life has impacted demonstrates how intricately woven together every humanity is. As pilgrims, our view of suffering and day to day actions constricts our ability to see how God truly weaves human messiness together to create a beautiful tale of redemption. So, we must live for the destination, not for the journey, leaning on hope instead of complete understanding.

Zusak portrays Ed as a simple, ordinary guy with no special talents or skills that set him apart. Ed often uses sarcasm, wit, and self-depreciating humour to describe himself, and even comments on how incompetent he is at life. This shows that Ed has a very humble and modest persona of himself. This is supported by the quote from Ed 'No, I'm not a saint, Sophie. I'm just another stupid human.'

The author wrote about Eddie who has been having it rough lately. He tried to make the best out of his situation living under the circumstances that he does. His family keeps pressuring into avenging his cousin's death. But he still manages to keep his head held high although it seemed like the entire world was against him. He avoids getting into trouble or doing drugs because he knows that he wants a good future and doing those things would not help. He keeps his head down and works for his dollar no matter how hard it can get for him.

As his home life began to deteriorate, little Ed learned devious ways to get around it. For example, to avoid his mother noticing and him being beaten, he would steal a nickel or dime here and there from her purse. These tactics implemented sneaky and criminality skills at a very young age. At school, Ed was always an outsider. He was constantly getting in trouble from preschool to second grade. A little later on, he slowly turned quiet and spooky. Not many people knew him because his life consisted of going to school and then going home, back into the basement. Often, young Ed had frustration and hatred built up on the inside, his outlets were fantasies. He imagined being the last person left on Earth, no one there to yell at him for doing things he wanted to do. Although many people find the thought of “being the last person alive” as scary and uncomfortable, this was Edmund’s escape to paradise. He always thought of himself as evil because he did not know it was normal to have mean thoughts such as “oh I'd like to hit him” or “she's a real b*tch.” Due to him not having an adult to guide him to a new way of acting out in a more positive way, he never grew out of these

Ed has a lot of fear when he wants to confront Audrey about his feelings. In the first type of fear, Ed knows what is right and what

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being grounded sucks. Not being able to go outside or watch TV. A friend David once told me when he gets grounded, his house turns into a prison. There’s a TV show that used to come on called Beyond Scared Straight. Beyond Scared Straight is a show where kids and teens who have committed crimes gets taken a local prison to take part of the “Scared Straight” program, where they see in the first person what it’s like to be in jail. Although due to the confined space and constant surveillance, jail and being grounded might feel the same, being grounded is different from being in jail.

He does not tell his wife that he has done this. Ed ends up hiding the letters that his wife wrote to Christopher because he does not want Christopher to find out that she is alive and well. This was a very poorly thought out lie, and Christopher would have been much happier if he knew that his mother was alive from the start, and had just moved away, not died. The fact that Ed keeps information from Christopher that would have made him a much happier person shows how much he has changed since his wife left him. Ed genuinely cares about Christopher and never would have lied to him if he wasn't so panicked about the