The humanity associated with Pinocchio’s eyes has first of all do with the fact that he expresses sadness and guilt over the Blue Fairy’s supposed death. Emotions are considered human, not artificial. Secondly, the actual salty water emanating from his eyes is, as far as the reader can tell, real.

However, whereas the human crying mechanism is no mystery to scientists, the origin of this water supply in the puppet is a mystery to scientists and readers alike.

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