Sea (Pinocchio)

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The Sea Background Information Feature Films Pinocchio Television Programmes Disneyland Attractions Designer Inspiration Other Information Other Names Location Inhabitants Monstro, Sea Creatures Visitors Gepetto, Figaro, Cleo, Pinocchio, Jiminy Cricket Final State

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The Sea is featured in Pinocchio. While searching for Pinocchio, Gepetto, along with Figaro and Cleo, are swallowed by Monstro, a huge whale who rules the sea. Pinocchio, accompanied by Jiminy Cricket, ties a rock to his donkey's tail and sinks to the bottom of the sea in order to rescue his father.
It has been noted that, at this point in the film, the roles of fire and water are reversed. In Gepetto's Workshop, Gepetto uses water to extinguish a fire Pinocchio inadvertantly starts on his finger. However, to escape Monstro, Pinocchio starts a fire in order to escape Monstro, with water taking the role of the life-threatening element; this reversal occurs when Gepetto and Pinocchio switch places, Pinocchio at last becoming the saviour of the man who once saved him.^[1]

[edit] References

1. ↑ Mayerson on Animation: Right & Wrong: Morality and the Story Structure of Pinocchio