1. By: Cassandra Dominick,
Peter pan
By: Cassandra Dominick,
Emily Ray, MARY SMITH,
Nicole Johnson, &
Shanley Eveland

2. 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

3. 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

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

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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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.

10. 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

11. 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

12. Wendy & Alice…Dorothy too?
Wendy Alice In Wonderland Wizard of Oz

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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

16. 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.

17. 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”

18. 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

19. Sexuality Roles Exchange for goods Father to husband Male centered
Homosexual relations

20. 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.

21. The final message according to Disney
Imagination is important
Stereotypical view of Native Americans
Positive role models
Peter pan
Tinker bell
The mermaids

22. Works Cited
Cellania , Miss. “The Dark Side of Peter Pan.” Neatorama. N.p., 16 Sept Web 11 Apr. 2014
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