Despite having society abandon him, the creature helps the De Lacey's through poverty. “[The creature] had been accustomed... to steal a part of [the De Lacey's] store for [his] consumption, but when [he] found that in doing this [the creature] inflicted pain on the cottagers, [he] abstained and satisfied [himself] with berries, nuts, and roots... [he] gathered from the neighboring wood” (Shelley 109). Although the creature has been abused by society, he finds in himself to help others. Even though the creature knows what the De Lacey's reaction at his appearance would most likely be.…
Reaching the Ultimate Potential When one stays true to him or herself then he or she can become a hero and live up to potential. Tim Burton exercises this in a majority of his films, demonstrating . Many admire Burton for his ability to exemplify such attributes, such as in Alice in Wonderland and Edward Scissorhands, where the characters find out who they are and reach their ultimate potential. Burton uses longshot and repeated use of angles within Alice in Wonderland and Edward Scissorhands to prove that staying true to yourself will help you reach your…
Audience Analysis Statement My audience is parents, teachers and fellow students for a Gothic teenager that are willing to put forth the effort to try to understand them. The main audience that I'm targeting would most likely include parents of teenagers that are Gothic. My audience would be parents that might be worried about their Gothic teenagers from what they seen on T.V and want to help them.…
Edward Scissorhands a movie by Tim Burton takes place in a 1950’s American setting. Every set in the movie shows the social life of people living in the specific suburb area in that 1950 time frame. The theme of the movie revolves around Edward, main character with all his flaws dealing with the venture to discovering himself in a new society and isolation. Edward Scissorhands, the main character is a made up human created by an inventor. Before Edward was develop perfectly, the inventor died leaving Edward with hands made up of scissors.…
In both Tim Burton’s Edward Scissorhands (1990) and Corpse Bride (2005), the characters were relatively ‘different’ from those that they were surrounded by, therefore making them strange and considerably odd in the eyes of people they came in contact with- there was sympathy, pity, indifference, sacrifice, attraction, jealously, repulsion, understanding, fear, and prejudice surrounding both these characters as they discovered the real world. Both films are extremely fairytale-like, which contrasts with their more adult themes, which convey a universal truth about human nature or life if looked onto. These are the stories of an uncommonly gentle man and a grave misunderstanding. In both Edward Scissorhands and Corpse Bride, the main protagonists,…
The Effects of a Corrupt Parental Relationship In Tim Burton’s childhood, his parents walled up the windows in his room. He says maybe they didn’t want him to “escape”. This idea of “isolation” is seen in many of the films that he has directed. In Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Edward Scissorhands Tim Burton uses characters that are outside of society and narration to convey the idea that torn parental relationships lead to social issues in the future.…
Gothic literature combines ordinary life with the supernatural. It is used to show the chaos that occurs when reality and supernatural combine. Specific elements of gothic literature are used not only in written works, but in movies. Edward Scissorhands is a movie that incorporates gothic elements. Edward is a man that was created by a scientist, but the scientist dies before he is able to put human hands onto Edward.…
Victor's personality in the beginning and in the end shifted. He went from being curious and full of wonder to regret and guilt. The words used in the book gave lots of detail of how the character was feelings, you also had to read between the lines sometimes. It all depends in how you choose to interpret the words.…
He admires his appearance, character and health. He describes this in the opening pages through his letters to Elizabeth by saying “I must say also a few words to you, my dear cousin, of little darling William. I wish you could see him, he is very tall of his age, with sweet laughing blue eyes, dark eyelashes, and curling hair. When he smiles, two little dimples appear on each cheek, which are rosy with health”. This could therefore mean he wants William dead?…
Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein from 1831 and Tim Burton’s Edward Scissorhands are both extraordinary works of art with over a century between them. Both the book and film have a very strong similar theme between them that goes deeper than the plot and characters. Frankenstein and Edward Scissorhands have the same theme that the creatures aren’t always the monsters, humans can be the real monsters, they are not accepting of beings who are different. Frankenstein’s monster and Edward were both created in very similar ways but the chance to interact with humans were very different. They both came to life through inanimate parts.…
Analysis of American Horror Story: Freak Show In class we have learned about many different aspects of disability. In American Horror Story: Freak Show (Freak Show), there were many themes shown throughout that touched on material we have talked about in class. Freak Show illustrates the medical and sociopolitical models of disability, uses terms that are deemed inappropriate or unacceptable by the disability community, and represents people with disabilities in the media. I have read several articles claiming the show to be a disgrace to those with disabilities, but each author of various articles claimed to have not watched even a full episode.…
When a person goes through a difficult situation in life, they typically receive sympathy from those around them. However, in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Victor is a character that the reader cannot feel sympathetic towards. Even though he is going through a rough time when the reader first meets him in Walton’s letters, his life prior to the letters is one of luxury and happiness. His family background, education, and abundant, healthy relationships which most can only dream of obtaining, coupled with his hatred and disgust towards his creation prevents the reader from feeling sympathetic towards him. First, Victor grew up in a very affluent family.…
Victor’s actions and reasons have been widely discussed from an ethical and unethical point of view ever since this book was published. Some would say that Victor did this out of discovery, like we have done with plenty of influential studies in our society. Others would only see the consequences for his actions or how he got to this point and think they were unethical for human society. In my opinion I believe Victor’s actions were completely without a doubt unethical. The desecration of human graves in order to build his monster, the abandoned his creation from the first moment he gave it life, and lastly taking no responsibility for his creation, killing countless innocent people does not seem like an ethical man.…
Pounding footsteps erupt in a looming forest of darkness. I remain numb to the freezing wind and branches that scorch my skin and I become fearful again. Winter bites into my flesh like shattered glass in a kaleidoscope of horror while its white crystals plunge from the dark sky, shining brightly against the shadows of the tall evergreens. My footsteps drown all of them out, leaving only a vague blur—the remains of my world underneath the weight of indifference.…
In the novel, Frankenstein, Mary Shelley tells a fascinating story of a young man’s attempts to create life and the consequences that turn his life around. Shelley delivers the story through the three distinct voices of Walton, Victor, and the monster. By using multiple voices, Shelley allows the reader to gain a deeper understanding of all the characters and their relation to each other, but the layers of narrative points of view also causes the reader to remain questionable of the speaker’s reliability throughout the story and instill a sense of mystery. By receiving insight from multiple different perspectives, rather than just one first person or third person point of view, the readers have the ability to know the characters on a…