Peter Pan By: J.M Barrie

J.M Barrie

        
         Name: J.M Barrie
         Occupation: Author, Playwright
         Born: May 9, 1860
         Died: June 19, 1937
         Education: University of Edinburgh

             It is a classic story of the old time in which most of the children awaits during Christmas seasons. In 1911, J.M Barrie wrote Peter Pan in novel form in which parents read it during bedtime. He died in 1937, leaving the copyright of his beloved Peter Pan children’s story to the Great Ormond Street Hospital for the sick children in London. Peter Pan’s tale of magical adventure and childhood gives happiness and lessons to every readers especially to children.

           Peter Pan’s magical adventure starts in Neverland with his fairy friend named Tinker Bell, she is called Tinker Bell she mends the pots and the kettles. Do you believe in Fairies? Well, Peter do for he believes that in every baby first laugh, a new fairy was born and that fairy will be his/her fairy. Peter Pan was different from other children for he don’t have any mother or rather he forgot his mother than other children have. He don’t want to grow up, to go to school, to find a job and to be a man. He wants to enjoy his childhood forever. As he goes around in every window with Tinker Bell they saw Mrs. Darling with her three little young one’s named John, Michael and Wendy. Peter entered the window in which Mrs. Darling and Nana (their dog) noticed him. Then he leapt lightly in the window and Mrs. Darling screamed in distress for him for he thought he was killed. She ran down outside and found nothing but a shining shooting star. She returned to the nursery room and found something in her mouth which was the shadow of Peter, for Nana had closed it quickly as he leapt in the window. So Mrs. Darling decided to put Peter’s shadow in the cabinet. After the night, Peter and Tink go back to Wendy’s nursery room and look for his shadow and trying to attached it with soap. Wendy noticed him for she was half asleep, she saw Peter and she helped her in putting back his shadows by sewing it. Then Peter thanked Wendy by giving her a kiss but instead, Peter dropped an acorn button in her hand and wear his kiss on the chain around her neck. Then that's the first adventure of Wendy with her two young brothers with Peter Pan, the lost boys and the fairies. They encounter a lots of adventures like Captain Hook (the pirate), the mermaid’s lagoon, pirate ship and the fight between Peter Pan and Captain Hook. 

         After I read Peter Pan's adventure, I realize that we can't live without our dear parents especially our mothers. She's the one who molds and guides us to become who we are in the future. As children, growing up is part of our childhood in which we enjoy our innocence and learn things as we grow up.I love Wendy's character for she stand as their mother if though in her young age. Peter Pan story represents Love, Friendship and Childhood.