# VI: Pinocchio’s Feet Burn to Cinders explained — The Adventures of Pinocchio

> Chapter companion for The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi.

## What happens

On a stormy night, Pinocchio, driven by hunger, ventures into a dark and deserted village to find food. He rings a house bell, but an old man pours a basin of water on him instead of giving bread. Soaked and exhausted, he returns home and falls asleep with his wooden feet on a brazier, causing them to burn to cinders. He wakes to Geppetto knocking at the door.

## Themes in this chapter

### Consequences of Bad Companions

Pinocchio's isolation and poor judgment lead him to trust a stranger who cruelly deceives him, resulting in physical harm and further suffering.

### Obedience and Rebellion

Pinocchio's disobedience in staying out all night and his reckless actions (ringing bells, sleeping by the fire) lead to dire consequences, illustrating the theme of rebellion against authority and common sense.

## Character check-ins

### Pinocchio

Driven by hunger, Pinocchio ventures into the village and is drenched by a cruel trick. He returns home and accidentally burns his wooden feet while sleeping.

### Geppetto

Geppetto is heard knocking at the door at daybreak, calling out to Pinocchio.

## Key lines

> Pinocchio had a great fear of thunder, but hunger was stronger than fear.

Despite his terror of the storm, Pinocchio's hunger overpowered his fear, driving him out into the night.

_Highlights Pinocchio's desperation and the primal force of hunger._

> He returned home like a wet chicken, quite exhausted with fatigue and hunger; and, having no longer strength to stand, he sat down and rested his damp and muddy feet on a brazier full of burning embers.

Soaked and weary, Pinocchio collapsed by the fire, unknowingly placing his wooden feet on hot coals.

_Foreshadows the accidental self-destruction due to exhaustion and poor judgment._

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