Since the beginnings of human creativity, fairy tales have affected the thoughts of children and society as a whole. The famed stories that have been passed down through our generations have allowed us to communicate our important messages to everyone of any age. Amusing novelties of folktale manage to educate youth much about the lives of others, whether within or out of their time. These tales teach children life lessons that stay in their conscious for lifetimes. Bravery, kindness, and acceptance are merely a few of the principles found in folk tale, with many more in each story. The moral values are best expressed in the literary classic, Pinocchio, a young boy’s coming of age story. In the novel, the strict social standards of Italy and
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After sculpting a wooden boy, the carving becomes vivid and alive; although he almost immediately expresses a crude attitude toward his owner and the people around him. Yet, the nineteenth-century culture of Italy demands for high amounts of social discipline, as Dale Salwak elaborates, “Collodi implies here a European interpretation of human behavior that was common in the nineteenth century — that a person is born predisposed to disobedience and folly, and that only through stern education will he find his way to decency” (Salwak). With his apparent disobedience and foolishness, the character Pinocchio is at a sharp opposition to the Italian beliefs of strict controls and composure, and only receives rewards and joy after correcting his behavior through proving his integrity to the Blue Fairy and aiding his father in sickness. Collodi expresses this principle to his readers throughout the passages of Pinocchio. His fable became an important story to exemplify proper attitudes, as Jack Zipes explains, “For readers of Collodi’s time, who were largely from the middle and educated classes, Pinocchio represented a warning to mischievous scamps and set a model of proper behavior” (Zipes 81). Collodi teaches children about the importance of keeping a decent attitude. As a mischievous puppet, Pinocchio came into extreme danger of death, but as a well-mannered puppet, he gained wealth and even became a human
After sculpting a wooden boy, the carving becomes vivid and alive; although he almost immediately expresses a crude attitude toward his owner and the people around him. Yet, the nineteenth-century culture of Italy demands for high amounts of social discipline, as Dale Salwak elaborates, “Collodi implies here a European interpretation of human behavior that was common in the nineteenth century — that a person is born predisposed to disobedience and folly, and that only through stern education will he find his way to decency” (Salwak). With his apparent disobedience and foolishness, the character Pinocchio is at a sharp opposition to the Italian beliefs of strict controls and composure, and only receives rewards and joy after correcting his behavior through proving his integrity to the Blue Fairy and aiding his father in sickness. Collodi expresses this principle to his readers throughout the passages of Pinocchio. His fable became an important story to exemplify proper attitudes, as Jack Zipes explains, “For readers of Collodi’s time, who were largely from the middle and educated classes, Pinocchio represented a warning to mischievous scamps and set a model of proper behavior” (Zipes 81). Collodi teaches children about the importance of keeping a decent attitude. As a mischievous puppet, Pinocchio came into extreme danger of death, but as a well-mannered puppet, he gained wealth and even became a human