Woody's purpose?

Rating: 7/10 (10 July 2019)

The movie is very good. It's nowhere near as good as the original trilogy, but it is very good and it feels like a toy story movie rather than a cheap moneygrab (although, let's be honest, it is). Anyway I left the film with a bit of a bad taste in my mouth - what is Woody's purpose? All throughout the original trilogy and up to the finale of this film Woody lives for one purpose: to make his kid happy. In toy story one this idea is put to the test when a new toy takes his spotlight. In toy story 2 this idea is put to the test when it is suggested he might bring more joy if put on display for all kids to enjoy. In toy story 3 it is put to the test when he is forgotten about and held captive by another toy who was forgotten. These 3 films present meaningful and substantial challenges to Woody's purpose that he must overcome as it is his duty as a good toy to do. So is it ok that at the end of this fourth film he realises that he doesn't need to make children happy. That this is not his purpose any more? I understand why he would want to: he gets played with less than the others, he sees no peep perfectly happy without a kid, he passes on his voice box to another toy. But things like this never stopped him before!