How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from Pinocchio.
Quote #4
PINOCCHIO: (singing) I've got no strings to hold me down / To make me fret or make me frown / I had strings, but now I'm free / There are no strings on me.
Listen closely to the lyrics of this song. Pinocchio is extolling the beauty of living life without strings, using that as a metaphor for freedom. There's just one problem—now that he's working for Stromboli, Pinocchio is anything but free. He'll learn this bummer of a lesson soon enough, however.
Quote #5
JIMINY: Well, guess he won't need me anymore. What does an actor want with a conscience anyway?
Pinocchio gets so bamboozled by Honest John and Stromboli that Jiminy almost quits his job, assuming that his ward is happier with his new acting pals. If only you knew, Jiminy...
Quote #6
STROMBOLI: To me, you are belonging. [...] You will make lots of money—for me. And when you are growing too old, you will make good firewood.
Stromboli finally lays down the law on Pinocchio, telling him that he belongs to him now. That's terrifying. Although Pinocchio was manipulated into joining the theater through stories of glory and beaucoup bucks, he now realizes that the stage might as well be a prison.