Geppetto or Pinocchio?

i just downloaded and read a Complete Guide to Neon Genesis Evangelion.. what is it? Neon Genesis Evangelion is an anime (japanese animation) series made by Hideaki Anno (super genius!) about bunch of robots called EVA who fights and prevents Angels from destroying our world but the story is also wrapped in a sense of religion, belief and psychological aspects which makes it very complicated yet attractive.. for more info just google it..

so i was reading the guide and it came to a chapter called "Dolls", it's quite interesting so i'm going to copy paste it and let you guys read..

Dolls

Dolls play a major part in the series, even if they are rarely mentioned. The deep meanings behind a simple rag doll are the following:

· Dolls are toys, made for children to practice their social roles through mimicking of the adults.

1. Girls play with baby-like dolls to practice their future roles as mothers, or with girl-like dolls to practice their etiquette with fashion and cosmetics.

2. Boys play with soldier-like dolls to practice their future roles as possible soldiers in war, or with monster-and-robot-like dolls to become accustomed with taking part in dangerous, heavy labour occupations.

In Asuka’s case, she saw her mother love a doll instead of her. Her mother preferred to commit suicide with the doll instead of her daughter. Asuka was scarred from this event and the only thing she “learned” from dolls was to hate the idea of becoming a mother herself. That explains her hatred with all the boys who circle her.

· Dolls are made after man’s image. They are tools made by humans to resemble their ideal personalities. That is why they all dolls look like beautiful children or muscular warriors. They are used to create a form of an illusory, ideal reality.

Asuka’s mother preferred to love a doll instead of her real daughter. She was scarred by the divorce with her husband and her mind got mixed up and made her create an illusionary world. She loved a doll, which represented an ideal reality of her image, where she has everything she lacked from her previous reality.

Practically, all the characters in the series have the need to escape reality and use “something like a doll” as an excuse to create a world of their own. Shinji is always listening to music, Misato always gets drunk, Ritsuko always pays attention only to her work and so on.

· If God exists, humans will be like dolls to him, made after His image. On the other hand, if God doesn’t exist, humans simply made Him after their image.

1. He would be like a doll, which represents their ideals.

2. He would be a simple excuse to everything humans can’t explain (Only God knows).

3. He would be a simple excuse to justify all actions humans consider unreasonable (Its God's will. So don't question His perfect wisdom; just shut up and do it).

*Asuka, Shinji, Misato and Ritsuko are character from the series

so from that last part comes a question to me.. are we the Geppetto or the Pinocchio?