Characters in Both Dr. Caligari and Edward Scissorhands by Kevin A. Cheatham jr.
In both The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari(1919) and Edward Scissorhands(1990), each of the characters who were viewed as different were ostracized from society. In The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Czar was codependent through the main characters eyes and this says that people who are different from others need to be watched over to prevent harm to society or themselves. This also shows in Edward Scissorhands, where he is portrayed as this new individual who needs someone's help in order to fit into society.
In Edward Scissorhands, it is seen that Kim's father never notices the important events of conflict. This emphasizes the stereotype of the modern father or father figure during that time period. It can also be juxtaposed to how fathers are today, with the increasing divorces and how many children live their lives fatherless. This can also be said about Edward's father. In the scene where he dies, he stunted Edward's growth when he was just about to give Edward hands. I personally have that sort of father figure and I feel that the type of father that men become hasn't changed over the years.
In both Caligari and Edward Scissorhands, women aren't treated as equal as the men in the movies. You see in Edward Scissorhands that Kim is treated as an object to be monopolized when Kim pushes Jim away to tend to Edward. In Dr. Caligari, the woman who both the men seem to like is portrayed as an object of interest. These portrayal of women stemmed from the stereotype of how women should act and be.
