, in the public’s mind, from the father of Mickey Mouse to the creator of the animated fairy-tale feature—thereby making his work a fixture in the imaginative life of almost every American child—“Pinocchio” feels like the odd one out. Many people say it is their least favorite. It is surely the most frightening.
It’s not an even trade, though. Pinocchio, for all his naughtiness, suffers terribly. Early on, at home alone, he lies back in a chair, propping his feet against the room’s brazier. He then falls asleep, and as a result his feet are burned off. When Geppetto returns home, he bursts into tears and lifts the puppet to his breast. Pinocchio hangs on for dear life. He can no longer stand up. His legs are smoking stumps. The drawing of this scene in the novel’s first edition is hard to look at.
“Seldom has a work of literature been so overshadowed by its celluloid adaptation,” John Hooper and Anna Kraczyna write in the introduction to their new translation of “” . “This is a book with a mission: to rescue Pinocchio,” they declare.
Collodi was a committed republican. Twice, in 1848 and then in 1859, he signed up to fight for the Risorgimento, the movement that sought to liberate the Italian peninsula from the foreign powers that, for most of his lifetime, ruled it. Like many radicals, however, Collodi was not happy with the outcome of the Risorgimento: a constitutional monarchy with a weak king, Victor Emmanuel II, who cared more about the rich and the middle class than about Italy’s millions of poor people.
A strong north wind had come up, which, blowing and howling furiously, slammed the poor hanged puppet back and forth, causing him to swing violently like the clapper of a joyously ringing bell. And that swinging caused him the sharpest spasms while the slip noose, tightening more and more around his throat, was choking him.
Dave's Scrabblegram today about Pinocchio:
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thobbsjourno Who says that? 🤦♂️
8 billion people on earth, luckily i do not know one of these 'many people' walking around thinking about pinocchio all day
'Song of the South wasn't as near the bottom as you'd hope.'
But is it the film or the story they don't like? Because Pinnochio's voice in the Disney film sends me up a wall.
Who are these “many” people? I’m legit curious. Like where would one find such research.
Wonderful theme song, though!
Pinocchio is a classic and a great movie.
Just because there are so many Pinocchio's in this World.
Because it deals with the feelings that many children have.
Because if you lie a lot it becomes as plain as the nose on your face. And hanging around with the wrong people will get you into trouble. And a happy life requires work and discipline. And love is eternal.
Because of the misinformation age? Trump's fake news (from Hitler's Lugenpresse), covid disinformation, Trump's Big Lie, etc.
PINOCCHIO 1 n and 2 c P I N O C C H I O and it gets attention because it has a strong moral message
PeterPan
Ehm, 'Pinocchio' is the correct spelling (second time I tell ya).
The new spelling 'Pinnochio' is already unsettling by itself...
The correct spelling is 'Pinocchio'.
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