Edward Scissorhands Connected with to Kill a Mockingbird

Stage 1 English Specialist Mrs Brindal, 2007 Jacqueline Bonsell, 1101 Word Count: 1,397 Compare the ways in which the authors of two texts explore how society treats people who are different. The texts Edward Scissorhands - directed by Tim Burton - and To Kill a Mockingbird - a controversial novel written by Harper Lee - both explore the ways in which society treats people who are not like them whether it is because they look or act different. Both texts demonstrate how a misunderstood character can be quickly judged through his actions and appearance. Whilst the two texts focus mainly on appearance as an explanation for the way the characters are treated, they also illustrate the death of innocence through critical eyes. Harper Lee and†¦show more content†¦Using Edward as the mockingbird, all his intentions are is to satisfy his loved ones, preferably Kim but when he is arrested due to a failed robbery attempt which was set up by Kim’s boyfriend, Edward is almost entirely loathed by everyone except for the Boggs family. This incident clearly illustrates how society welcomes only those they can take advantage of, and once proven un-useful, they are condemn ed for life. In Edward Scissorhands, each of the characters have their own persona, just as the characters in To Kill a Mockingbird do. Peg and Atticus both have similar personalities concerning the main characters of the stories. When Peg firsts sees Edward, although at first, she is scared by looking at Edward’s scissor hands, she does not at all think he is weird just because he is different. When Atticus is assigned to defend Tom Robinson, he does not complain, instead he supports Tom to the best of his ability. If there are two people who judge Tom and Edward the most, it would be Bob Ewell and Jim respectively. After the trial of Tom Robinson, despite the fact that he was found guilty then shot and killed, Bob Ewell menaces Tom’s widow, tries to break into the judge’s house and spits on Atticus. Jim continuously makes the effort to threaten Edward with violence, even after he is sent back up to his house by the township. Mayella Ewell and