By: Cassandra Dominick, Peter pan By: Cassandra Dominick, Emily Ray, MARY 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 Margaret Kerry: 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 men Story within a story Distortion that games are the main purpose of characters’ lives Lack 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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