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Judging from the plot summary (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Pinocchio#Plot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Pinocchio#Pl...),
by spacechild1 5y ago
Judging from the plot summary (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Pinocchio#Plot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Pinocchio#Pl...), the original Pinocchio book is pretty messed up as a whole!
- selimthegrim 5y agoWait until you see the Roberto Benigni film co-starring his wife.
- mdp2021 5y agoI'm not sure "messed up" is the most appropriate expression, if that may refer to a shaky mental status. It's all probably very intentional and lucid. Benedetto Croce - one of the greatest Italian philosophers - would not had taken that book in such high regard otherwise. It's just about life, explained through metaphors from somebody who had lived it a bit to some who may have lived it less, and could benefit from a few warnings. Collodi was also a gambler: one night he lost an especially large amount of money, then happened to meet a friend, who commissioned him a literary work so as to help with the payment of his debts. "Le Avventure di Pinocchio" was in a way born out of deeds, to warn against deeds.