I was realizing earlier today that we had talked about the similarities in Peter Rabbit and in Where the Wild Things are. It brought to mind how the Velveteen Rabbit and Pinocchio also have one big similarity; the fact that both of these toys become real.
Pinocchio is made by a craftsman. Though Pinocchio longs to be a real boy he knows that he can't because of a simple fact; he is made of wood. Through longing and wishing Pinocchios dream of becoming a boy comes true.
The Velveteen Rabbit on the other hand realizes that through love of the owner one can become real. He is loyal to a young boy and when the boy falls ill the rabbit is put aside to be burned because of all the germs that he has. At that point the rabbit cries a real tear and realizes that all along he has been real and is later returned to the wild with the other rabbits.
These two stories just like the ones mentioned today in class are very similar. Maybe next year these can both be apart of the ciriculum.
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