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He then becomes more of an outcast than he already was and now has to face the ridicule of his society. He then runs away to hide from everyone and is followed by Pegg’s daughter, Kim. Kim ends up making the neighborhood realize that Edward was innocent of stealing and only acted in self-defense when killing Jim. The neighborhood then realized they never should have feared Edward and then left Edward alone to enjoy doing what he loves. Both of these examples showcase that these misfit characters taught their own societies to never fear them or the unknown.

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

Last but not least, Edward Bloom is at fault for the poor relationship built up over the years of him and son mainly by the reason of him choosing his dream and job over his family. As Edward pursues his dream of becoming a great man, he was rarely at home. William even referred to their home in Edward’s eyes as a “refueling station” (fifteen).

As Edward storms through the neighborhood his anger gets the best of him, and pushes him into a stage of destruction. Those in the community become frightened of his unusual behavior, and decide to take action into their own hands by calling the local police. His family, in particular Pegg, question if bringing Edward into society had been the best decision and go out in search of the naïve lad.

Edward is an admirable character and displays acts of loyalty throughout the film. We see this quality in Edward when he knowingly breaks into Jim’s house. This shows his loyalty towards Kim because kim was the one to ask Edward to help them break in. Kim asks Edward, “Why’d you do it?” to which Edward replys, “Because you asked me to” This shows how Edward is trying to express his love and loyalty towards Kim. he In this exchange between Edward and Kim, Burton

There are many instances in the film where Edward is misjudged by his appearance. Many people are quick to assume that Edward is hostile and malicious due to his intimidating form. Jim and

In the movie Edward Scissorhands and the book Of Mice and Men, both main characters have caretakers who at one point had regrets on taking care of them. Edward has an attraction to Kim, Peg’s daughter, which just brings tragedies like Lennie’s attraction to Curley’s wife. Both main characters had love and support in the beginning and towards the end everyone turned their backs on them and eventually went after

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

In the film, Edward explores the theme of love in many different aspects of life. It was clear that the day when Peg kindly brought home Edward to the conventional village, she also brought down a deeper and more meaningful understanding of love. For all Edwards’ life, he had only known one person, his creator, and even though he was not all human, the bond of family was something that they had, and the most precious thing he lost when his creator "never woke up". Therefore, when he had nothing left but his own entertainment Edward turned to art instead, beautifully caring for his garden around the dark and ghostly mansion. After he had been brought down to the community, he developed a love for Peg's family who cared for him. He grew to have a great love for Kim, who adored Edwards individuality and kind heart above Jim, urging him away after he became sickly jealous of the couples’ love. Kim exclaiming, "Jim I don’t love you anymore I just want you to go, just go!" despite this Jim's jealousy resulted in his death. Edward found happiness in the simplest of things, such as gardening, ice-sculpting, cutting hair and the company of the people around him and

The stories that Edward recite are the only way he and his son connect. Even on his deathbed, Edward’s stories take the place of meaningful conversations with his son. “But I do take him seriously; this is the problem... Where’s your sense of humor?

Edward I was also a closed person. He barely ever showed emotions which tell us that what he feels for his wife was very strong.

Though her intentions seem to be kind and caring they betray a, perhaps even subconscious, fear and discomfort with how different he is. This is a fact that is sadly repeated again and again throughout human society, from teenage girls wanting a “gay best friend” but being “uncomfortable” with the idea of lesbians. Or people who think that they aren’t remotely racist and still fail to see a problem with institutionalised racism in our society. The idea that it’s unimportant if it doesn’t affect them directly. The next time we see people trying to cover up who Edward is on the outside is when they repeatedly tell him that they “know a doctor who could help him.”

This shows that even though Edward is very out of place, he hasn’t felt better in his

The author, Mark Haddon, gives Ed an appropriate ending and resolution by having Christopher accept Ed, even with Ed’s misdeeds. Christopher grows a vegetable patch with Ed and finally acclimates to Ed’s house. Ed tried really hard to make up for killing Wellington and lying to Christopher. Sometimes when Christopher came to Ed’s house, Christopher “heard him sitting on the floor outside the door for a long time” waiting to speak to him (217). This illustrates how much Ed loved Christopher, even after his kid rejected him. Ed is so upset. His own son wouldn’t even look at ehim! Ed tried so many times to make it up to Christopher, such as buying him a dog, that he deserves something better than a rejection from his son. Perhaps it would

Both Elinor and Marianne get their hearts broken by the men they loved. In the beginning, Elinor meets a man named Edward Ferrars and the two immediately click almost like they were meant for one another. They soon face troubles when they find out others don’t find them good enough for each other. Marianne tells Elinor that she finds Edward too dull, while Edwards’s mother doesn’t approve of them being together. Putting others aside, the feelings between them begin to grow and we start to question if they are falling in love. Eventually, Elinor and her family end up moving to Barton Cottage, causing things with Edward to become complicated. They begin to communicate less, and Marianne finds it strange that Edward had not came to visit Elinor yet.