1. Edward Was Here HUM 3085: Florida Culture Fall 2010 Dr. Perdigao October 22, 2010

4. Land of Sunshine, State of Edward Who Framed Edward Scissorhands? (Thanks, Matt) Edward Scissorhands as allegory Florida’s development Toontown, suburbs Eatonville: Disney World: Celebration: Toontown: Lutz, Florida Notion of “otherness,” inside and outside the community Santiago: Janie: Tiana: Roger Rabbit: Edward Scissorhands Construction of the suburbs http://www.usforacle.com/on-location-1.1761812 http://www.timburtoncollective.com/articles/es16.html Pastel houses Unnatural landscaping (Disney, Epcot?) Role of machines, technology (back to Donald Duck) Ice, air conditioning, control over environment Humanizing technology

5. It’s a small world (again?) Surreal world (Tomorrowland, Future World, Haunted Mansion?) Romanticized sense of reality Innocence, childlike wonder No limits—Edward as Walt? Mickey Mouse and Oswald the Rabbit/Roger Rabbit Walt Disney/Edward Scissorhands Michael Eisner/Lord Farquaad