Childhood Studies Assignment PDF

Running head: CHILDHOOD STUDIES
CHILDHOOD STUDIES
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CHILDHOOD STUDIES
Pinocchio - The Story
According to Sharma & Chaudry (2011), subjects in books are frequently imaginary
and the themes are presented in a fantasy or dream-like quality. The story of
Pinocchio is set in a magical version of Italy in an unidentified past. Collodi (1883)
tells the story of Pinocchio's journey to earn the love of his father. The story centres
around the transformation Pinocchio from a mischievous wooden puppet to a good
boy. He spends his childhood wanting to become a human, Pinocchio is misguided
by people he encounters and runs away from home. Through his misadventures, he
learns how defiant and naïve he had been. Finally, his compassion and gratefulness
help him to overcome his misguided decisions.
The structure of the story precedes that of the folk tales of the peasants who
endeavour out in the world unaware of the ridiculous situation of the Industrialisation of Italy
(Bettella 2004). The book is considered to be the canonical piece of children literature and
poses a great impact of the culture of the world (Collodi and Huertas, 1959).
The story of Pinocchio begins with an old woodcarver Geppetto who had carved a
puppet and had named it Pinocchio, but the doll did not behave very well. He would take of
his wig, rush through the house, due to which the old Geppetto threatened him and grabbed
his nose. As a result Geppetto ended up in prison due to mistreating a child. But Geppetto
wished that if the has to be a real boy, and then he has to be good. Pinocchio was famous of
telling a lie due to which his nose grew longer. Because of his offensive character of lying
every now and then, he often gets in to trouble (Collodi and Huertas, 1959). However
Pinocchio undergoes metamorphosis in to a good human being as he had promised the Fairy
with the Turquoise hair, to become a real boy. He flees to the land of toys with Candlewick,
becomes donkey, joins a circus and becomes a puppet again. Finally, Pinocchio stops being a
puppet and turns in to a real boy owing to the good deeds done by him and the due to the
telling of truth (Collodi and Huertas, 1959).
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CHILDHOOD STUDIES
Mischievous, naughty , and full of tricks, the puppet Pinocchio caused trouble for his
creator, Geppetto, almost as soon as he comes to life. Yet, more than anything, The
wooden puppet wants to become a real boy. To make his dreams come true, he
must prove himself worthy. Come along on Pinocchio's adventurous journey as he
learned—the hard way—what it means to be kind, honest, and most of all, human.
One of the negative view of the classic literature is that some of writing
style are not suitable for younger children readers ( Pinset 2014) it is
important to match the needs of the children to the level of the book (ibid)
. The writing style are easy to read, and it is especially designed for level-
two readers ( USborne English Readers) Young readers are attracted to
the simplicity of the vocabulary of the book ( Pinset, 2014).
Pinocchio present important moral lessons for children; for example: telling lies is not
prudent.
Pinocchio - The Characters
The main character in this story is Pinocchio, a puppet made of wood by Gepetto.
When he was made, Geppetto had problems with him. His nose grew more and
more, no matter how many times Geppetto shortened it. He ran from home, but
before that he killed the cricket who only wanted to give him well-meaning advice.
When he found himself without his father Geppetto, he realized hunger was. At first,
he is selfish, thinking only of himself. He saw what it means to be generous when his
father sold his coat in the dead of winter just to buy him his school book. He learns
something good from every accident, instead of listening to the elder. However, in
the end, he changes and becomes a good and noble boy who treats his family
members with respect.
A Talking Cricket
He is over 100 years old, and is very wise. When he tries to teach Pinocchio the
value of being a good son and that he reminds Pinocchio that good boy means have
to study and hard work patience, and respect, Pinocchio doesn't want to listen, so he
throw the cricket with a piece a wood. The Talking Cricket comes back at the end of
the tale, so that he can reinforce the importance of kindness and courtesy to
Pinocchio, who is at the end of the story is regretful of his previous actions.