What Does Edward Scissorhands Mean

EDWARD SCISSORHANDS RISES UP TO THE CONCEPT CONCERNING THE ‘OUTSIDER’
Edward Scissorhands (1990) directed by Tim Burton is a fictional story contrasting both fairytale and horror-imagery. The name of the film represents the movie because it is the name of the main character. The title gives away that the main character has only one real name which is “Edward” showing that he is different from others or maybe incomplete. The last name “Scissorhands” is there only for the purpose of bluntly describing who Edward was. This description of having scissors for hands raises questions about whether Edward was an actual human being. As expected, throughout the film many aspects of the context of an “Outsider” especially through the main character Edward

The inventor was amazingly imaginative and made many shocking and ingenious devices. Suddenly, one day he chose to make a human being whom he later named Edward. Edward was like any other person. He had lungs, kidneys, liver, legs, face and everything a normal human should have. The inventor loved Edward and treated him as if he were his own son. However, because of his exceedingly old age the inventor passed away and thus Edward was left all alone in the spooky mansion, unfinished, having scissors instead of hands. Surprisingly, due to a dumbfounding event Edward’s life looked as if it was about to change for better or worse. Peg Boggs, a sales representative for Avon, accidentally notices the spooky mansion and so decides to go up to the mansion to find customers. Wandering around the huge, haunted mansion she finds Edward who emerges from the dark corner into the bright morning sunlight. Looking at how lonely Edward is, Peg is filled with compassion and decides to bring him to the town to live with her. His difference quickly becomes an obstacle which prevent him from being

He meets many people and falls in love with Peg's daughter, Kim. He is a very artistic man and makes boring hedges into amazing pieces of art. The ladies of the neighbourhood are astonished by his talent and soon beg him to give them haircuts. The unique styles he creates soon make him a celebrity. However, there are several people who do not like Edward because of his 'deformity.' So, after a few shocking, horrifying events Edward is in serious danger of being killed as a violent neighbourhood calls out for his