BY: CASSANDRA D

OMINICK,

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

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

Works Cited

Cellania , Miss. “The Dark Side of Peter Pan.” Neatorama. N.p., 16 Sept. 2013 Web 11 Apr. 2014

http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs7/i/2005/244/5/1/Tinkerbelle_and_Disney_castle_by_AgiVega.jpg

http://voices.yahoo.com/shades-shadow-symbolism-jm-barries-peter-pan-202533.html?cat=38

http://www.beaumontpsych.com/peter-pan-syndrome.htm

http://www.eclectica.org/v9n1/mondor_pan.html