You can switch up the genders and sexualities of the characters in this love story, but the ending remains the same. The ...

Think about the basic premise: a wooden puppet carved by an artist yearns to be a "real" boy, and this journey of self-discovery and examination exposes Pinocchio to cruel, exploitative forces.

Pinocchio is a mouthy rapscallion right from the start, he wants to be “a real boy,” his nose grows when he lies, he is befriended by a Cricket and the Blue Fairy, he is tricked out of his ...

carrying, digging, etc) to help his father recover, and to help the kind fairy, who is also ill. Waking from a dream, Pinocchio has become a real boy…and everyone dances for joy!