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About This Passage
Collodi gives Geppetto two faces in a single sentence: the TYRANT and the man whose heart fills with COMPASSION. The action that follows — working DILIGENTLY at the new feet — shows which face is real underneath. Pay attention to the conjunction ‘although,’ which is doing all the moral work in this sentence.
Geppetto, although he had the face of a tyrant, began to shed tears, and his heart was full of compassion when he saw poor little Pinocchio in such a state. He took his tools and two pieces of wood an...
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Discussion Questions
Narration Prompt
Retell Chapter 8 in your own words in five to six sentences. Be sure to include: how Geppetto first responds to Pinocchio’s crying, how the new feet are made, what Geppetto creates the school clothes from, and how Geppetto gets the A B C card.
Discussion Questions
- Pinocchio promises Geppetto he will be ‘a good boy,’ go to school, learn a trade, and be his support in old age. What evidence in the chapter shows whether Pinocchio truly means these promises in the moment, even though we suspect he may not keep them? Use specific words from his speech.
- Geppetto begins the chapter wearing the ‘face of a tyrant’ but soon sheds tears with a heart ‘full of compassion.’ What does Collodi show us about parents by giving Geppetto these two faces in the same chapter — and how do they fit together rather than contradict each other?
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Vocabulary Builder
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To complain in a low, unhappy voice.
Item 2
With careful and steady effort, working hard without giving up.
Item 3
A deep feeling of caring for someone who is hurting; pity that wants to help.
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