BY: CASSANDRA DOMINICK,

EMILY RAY, M

ARY SMITH,

NICOLE JOHNSON, &

SHANLEY EVELAND

Outline General plot summary Commercialization General Background James M. Barrie Neverland Peter Pan Syndrome Peter Pan Captain Hook,

crocodiles, and faeries Peter’s Shadow Wendy

Wendy Compared to Other Female Characters

The Lost Boys The Darlings Tinkerbell/Actor

Margaret Kerry Commercialism Female & Male

Characters Theories Final General Message

General Plot Summary

“An adaptation of J. M. Barrie's story about a boy who never grew up. The three children of the Darling family receive a visit from Peter Pan, who takes them to Never Land, where an ongoing war between Peter's gang of rag-tag runaways and the evil Pirate Captain Hook is taking place”

~ Tim Pickett

General Background

Was written by J.M Barrie not the Grimm Brothers Wendy’s Journey Written in 1890 Film was released in 1953

J.M. Barrie

The original writer of Peter Pan Characters were based on his family Dark and scary underline meaning Captain Hook The Crocodile

I Won’t Grow Up One of the many main themes Clarity Floating Reluctance to grow up Feelings into reality No commit Lonely Based off true story James Barrie's Brother Pretended to act like dead brother Age 13

Neverland

A place to go where you never have to grow up Metaphor for eternal childhood, immortality and

escapism A place for children to have fun and obtain their

childhood

Peter Pan Syndrome Popular psychology book The Peter Pan Syndrome

by Dr Dan Kiley The Peter Pan Syndrome (PPS) describes men, who

are childlike in their relationships, their ability to handle responsibilities, and their pursuit of pleasure. “He’s a man because of his age; a child because of his acts. The man wants your love, the child your pity. The man yearns to be close, the child is afraid to be touched. If you look past his pride, you’ll see his vulnerability. If you defy his boldness, you’ll feel his fear” (p.3).

Claimed that typical PPS patients’ problems stem from their disturbed relationships with their mothers

Peter Pan Syndrome Continued & Peter’s Shadow

When Wendy suggests that Peter is crying because he does not have a mother he replies: "I wasn't crying about my mother. I was crying because I can't get my shadow to stick on. Anyway, I wasn't crying“

Peter obviously has more of an emotional attachment to his shadow than he does to his mother. In a sense, his shadow is his mother figure. He loses his shadow the same way he loses his mother: by leaving through the window of a nursery.

The shadow functions as a constant for Peter, a role similar to that of a mother.

Peter Pan

Product of Wendy Not committed Murderer Immortal Deal Revenge Psychopomp The origin of the name Greek god

Explanation of behavior

The history of pan Captain Hook The Crocodile Crocodile with ticking

clock= metaphor of Barrie being stalked by time

Wendy

A pre-pubescent girl who is going through a lot of changes to becoming a woman

Throughout her journey she showed maternal instincts for her brothers

Semi-romantic/sexual feelings towards Peter Pan

Wendy & Alice…Dorothy too?

Wendy Alice In Wonderland Wizard of Oz

The Lost Boys (& their fate) Befriended 3 boys Father was never

around Idolized kids and their

mom Played Indians and

pirates Mr. Davies & wife

Sylvia Davies die of cancer

Barrie becomes legal guardian of boys

As boys got older they became distant from Barrie

George Davies died in WWI

Michael Davies drowned in a pool

John Davies married and distanced self from Barrie

Peter committed suicide to escape being known as “Peter Pan”

Barrie died rich, famous, and lonely

The Darlings Created play based off the Davies boys George Davies= Mr. Darling Jack Davies= John Darling Michael and Nicholas = Michael Nicholas Darling Peter Davies= Peter Pan Himself= Captain Hook (Barrie had paralysis from

tendonitis in right hand) His dog became nana Wendy was based off Barrie’s friend whose

daughter died

Tinkerbell

Non Speaking Role Facial Expressions Love to Jealousy Iconic “The Magic of Disney”

Margaret Kerry: Well known American

actress Motivational Speaker

and Host Model for Tinker Bell Spent 6 months

rehearsing as Tinker Bell

Also known to be the voice of mermaid

Commercialism Products Other shows/movies One of the only Walt Disney movies that have

multiple movies based off of it (approximately 40) Finding Neverland, Return to Neverland Hook (Steven Spielberg, $120 million) Tinker Bell “series” Most movies explained/featured a certain

part/person or the development within the original movie.

Female & Male Characters As A Whole Females:

Tinkerbell: epitome of

provocative femininity

represents everything an English lady can only dream about

Childish, undisciplined, irresponsible, & dangerous

“Tinkerbellishness”

Mermaids= Virginal appearance

Wendy=object of envy/shown realistically & not as a princess who needs a knight to save her

Tiger Lily=female archetype of the “noble savage”

Female & Male Characters As A Whole

Males:Neverland suffers from a lack of mature functioning menStory within a story Distortion that games are the main purpose of characters’ livesLack of mature males reflects Wendy’s lack of understanding of masculinity

Sexuality Roles

Exchange for goods Father to husband Male centered Homosexual relations

Theories Wendy’s father Mr.

Darling was once a Lost Boy or at least visited Never Land before

This explains why he recognized Peter’s ship

This also explains as to why Peter Pan wanted Wendy to come to Never Land

Peter Pan can be seen as a child murderer.

Tinker Bell represents Absinthe a.k.a “The Green Fairy”

Peter Pan gives children Tinker Bell’s magic fairy dust and tells them if they believe they can fly to Neverland

The Lost Boys are just more people Peter Pan tricked into jumping out windows

Captain Hook is actually an Angel, he was trying to capture Peter Pan to stop him from harming children.

The final message according to Disney

Imagination is important Stereotypical view of Native Americans Positive role models Peter pan Tinker bell The mermaids

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