Jewish hatred did not come from Hitler; it came from the preaching of
Catholic priests and Protestant ministers throughout Germany for hundreds
of years (Walker). However, once Adolf Hitler gained a massive amount of
power, the belief touching the Jewish religion slowly became the opinion of
the entire society. Soon enough, the Jewish people were being destroyed
because of their harmless differences. This eradication can be compared to
the ideology behind the movie Edward Scissorhands. Tim Burton criticizes,
throughout this movie, the suburban society that does not permit outside
individuals to be integrated into this restrictive society because their
differences prevent them from fitting in as demonstrated by society's three
steps to terminating an outsider: integrate the them into society, exploit
them and eventually turn all against them.
Burton promotes the ideology that society's first insensitive attempt
to eliminate an unwanted individual is to try and fit them into society's
everyday routine. Once Peg brings Edward into society from his isolated
castle, in the movie Edward Scissorhands, she slowly starts the process of
integration. To start off, even though Edward is not naked, she gives him
some of her husband's old oversized clothes (Burton). This gesture was not
well thought through considering Edward has scissors for hands and
accidentally shreds the clothes, but she insists on making him look like
everyone one else. Also, Peg and her family eat food, such as peas, steak
and anything else that requires utensils, for dinner every night (Burton).
Edward cannot take hold of a fork or a spoon which enables him to eat;
however, this issue does not motivate the family change their daily
routine. They expect him to change, to participate into society's customs,
and he does try. For example, when Bill cuts the hedges behind his house,
Edward tries to imitate him. He positi...