So No I wouldnt blame him for running away IF it was JUST his own well being at stake BUT as above, he’d been rewarded a real body & life for acting selflessly & bravely ALREADY- he knew more than anyone the difference between right & wrong – he choose to go into the wardrobe, knowing he’d be going to a new place & having to protect Emma- he could have refused to leave his Dad, he knew even then Gep was wrong (he said BUT BF said…) but he still came through AFTER making the promise to keep Emma safe & help her grow up to break the curse.
How many 7yr olds would refuse a life jacket to save their parents – so Pinno is hardly your average 7yr old kid & in the past 7yr olds where like 11 &12yr olds now-days with the responsibilities they were given – think of girls married off at 14-16 yrs as they are considered young women (we’ve added 4-6yrs to what is considered appropriate there, so add 4-6yrs to Pinno age & you get his real time age understandings).
He got told off by one (Very Creepy yes) guy & he decides to bail- not good enough IMO excuse.
There are many adults who do not act honorable… Being brave, honest, trustworthy is a lesson you learn over and over again. SOME people never learn it. At 7 years old children do not have the understanding, education to fulfill logical thought. They are often swayed by there emotions and are subject to peer pressure.
Pinocchio obligation ended when he got Emma under the care of adults…. he had his own life to live. He was under no obligation to continue to stay with her. Adults had no business of putting that kind of burden on a 7 year old.
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