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Book World: Geppetto recalls how life pulled his strings
Eric Nguyen, The Washington Post
Jan. 28, 2021
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There are striking differences between the story of Pinocchio that many of us know thanks to Walt Disney s 1940 film and Carlo Collodi s 1883 children s novel. The original Pinocchio was woodier than Disney s version, Umberto Eco once wrote while meditating on his discomfort watching the movie. And though I admit that Disney s Jiminy Cricket is an extraordinary invention, he has nothing to do with Collodi s Talking Cricket, who was an actual insect: no top hat, no tailcoat (or was it a frock coat?), no umbrella.
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Fables are wonderful teaching instruments for the young as they involve talking animals and potential death to impart a moral. Whether it’s the short-sighted destruction of a valuable resource, the difference between clever expediency and a master stratagem, or using observational methods to expose deception in the identity of one’s grandmother, these satiric stories are evocative lessons in human folly.
The Adventures of Pinocchio, written in 1883 by Italian writer Carlo Collodi, has proven to be one of the more popular stories, having been adapted and reimagined countless times (along with this film, Netflix has an animated version directed by Guillermo del Toro due in 2021). The beloved tale of a wooden puppet longing to be human and his epic journey to fulfill that wish, Pinocchio’s saga imparts all the key wisdoms to indoctrinate a child into society. Do the right thing, stay in school, and work hard, and you too will have everything of which you ever dreamed.