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Peter Pan

A Literary Evaluation
Presented to Ms. Shiela Mae C. Silva

In Partial Fulfillment for the Subject

21st CENTURY LITERATURE FROM THE PHILIPPINES AND THE WORLD

BY
Arien Kaye B. Vallar
12 STEM PYTHAGORAS

OCTOBER 2019
I. Genre
II. Author
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III. Cultural Context

IV. Unlocking Difficulties
V. Meaning of the Title
VI. The Central Theme
VII. Elements of the Story
A. Character
B. Setting
C. Conflict
D. Theme
E. Plot
e.1 Initial Action
e.2 Rising Action
e.3 Climax
e.4 Falling Action
e.5 Resolution
Symbol
Tone
Interpretation of the Work
A. Analysis of Literary Genre and brief description of the author
B. Characterization
C. Setting
D. The Conflict
E. The Theme
F. Grammar Structure, Idiomatic Expression
G. Message of the Story
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METHOD 3. EVLUATING LITERATURE AS YOU READ

I. Genre
The Peter Pan story is a children's fantasy. It incorporates the elements of children's
literature and fantasy. The story depends heavily on elements of magic, and the ability of
imagination to affect the material world. An example of it is that Peter can fly and he never ages,
being an eternal child. The text focuses on the priorities and interests of children, including
adventure in exciting locales.
II. Author
Writer and playwright J.M. Barrie was born on May 9, 1860, in Kirriemuir, Angus,
Scotland. After graduating from Edinburgh University in 1882, Barrie worked as a journalist.
J.M. Barrie was also a Scottish dramatist, best known for writing Peter Pan in 1904, or The
Boy Who Would Never Grow Up. The son of Scottish weavers, he moved to London to
pursue his interest in becoming a playwright. There he met the five Llewelyn Davies boys in
the late 1890s where he found inspiration for his best-known work—Peter Pan—in his
friendship with the Davies family.
III. Cultural Context
Peter Pan is a classic of children’s literature, and the name of its hero has passed into the
English language and taken on a life of its own. The story of Peter Pan, who entices the
Darling siblings to fly away to the Neverland, and their storybook adventures involving
fairies, pirates, mermaids, and battles with the eternal enemy Captain Hook, enchanted its
audiences and continues to fascinate children and adults today. It dramatizes imaginary
childhood games, both fantastic and domestic, and it stages the relationship between parents
and children, as well as a child’s grief at the absence of that relationship. It can be read as a
celebration of eternal childhood.
IV. Unlocking Difficulties
Unfamiliar Word Definition
Sprawly Spread out irregularly
Coracle A small rounded boat made of hides stretched over a wicker
frame; still used in some parts of Great Britain
Waggle Causing to move repeatedly from side to side
Pirouette A rapid spin of the body
Perambulator A small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is
pushed around
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Offing The part of the sea that can be seen from the shore and is beyond
the anchoring area
Pinafore A sleeveless dress resembling an apron

V. Meaning of the Title

The title Peter Pan comes from two sources: Peter Llewelyn Davies, one of the five
Llewelyn Davies boys who inspired the story, and Pan, a minor deity of Greek mythology
who plays pipes to nymphs and is part human and part goat. This is referenced in Barrie's
works (particularly Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens) where Peter Pan plays pipes to the
fairies and rides a goat. The god Pan represents Nature or Man's natural state in contrast to
Civilization and the effects of upbringing on human behavior. Peter Pan is a free spirit, being
too young to be burdened with the effects of education or to have an adult appreciation of
moral responsibility. As a 'betwixt-and-between', who can fly and speak the language of
fairies and birds, Peter is part animal and part human.
VI. The Central Theme
The Central Theme of the story are Eternal Youth and Family. Eternal Youth for this is
the opening line of the book "All children, except for one, grow up." It is the conflict
between wanting to remain a child, but knowing that one has to become an adult. Peter Pan is
the living and breathing manifestation of the desire to remain a child forever, without
responsibility or cares. He makes decisions based on his desire to remain a child forever,
even giving up Wendy and the companionship of the Lost Boys, so that he can stay young
and continue to go on wild adventures. Peter represents the desire never to get older and
never to mature as a person, but to remain immersed in one's imagination and sense of play.
The first time we see a portrayal of a close family relationship, Mrs. and Mr. Darling are
preparing to go out to dinner, as they interact lovingly with their three children. Where in
Neverland she met the lost boys and becomes a mother for them, and they created a
makeshift family. But at the end of the story, Wendy begins to miss her parents horribly, and
decides to go home, bringing the Lost Boys with her.
VII. Elements of the Story
A. Character
1. Peter Pan - Born of an ordinary human mother, Peter Pan ran away to Neverland and now
refuses to grow up. Although he doesn't know how old he is, he appears to be around 11
or 12 and is dressed in "skeleton leaves" and tree sap.
2. Wendy Darling - The oldest child of her family, her full name is Wendy Moira Angela
Darling. Obedient and well-behaved, Wendy Darling has a nurturing disposition which
persuades her to agree to Peter Pan's entreaties to leave her parents and go be a mother to
him in Neverland.
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3. Captain Hook - The pirate, Captain James Hook, who is the villain of the book and Peter
Pan's nemesis, is so threatening that he is described as the only man the real pirate Long
John Silver ever feared. Although Captain Hook is as gaunt as a corpse, he carries
himself like the Eton graduate he is, dressed like King Charles II with long black curly
hair and blue eyes. He has a hook instead of a right hand since Peter Pan cut it off and fed
it to a crocodile.
4. Tinker Bell - also called Tink, is a fairy who is devoted to Peter Pan and thus violently
jealous of Wendy's place in his life. No larger than a human hand, she glows with light
and is dressed in a form-fitting dress made of skeleton leaves that shows off her plump
figure.
5. Mrs. Darling - The wife of Mr. Darling and the mother of Wendy, John, and Michael,
Mrs. Darling is the personification of her name: just as lovable and endearing as the
dictionary says a darling should be.
6. Mr. Darling - The husband of Mrs. Darling and the father of Wendy, John, and Michael,
Mr. Darling is a stockbroker in London whose physical appearance is not specified.
Rather, he is recognizable by his obsession with money, appearances, and the admiration
of everyone in his family—even the dog.
7. John Darling - is the middle child of the Darling family, younger than Wendy Darling but
older than Michael Darling. He is initially frightened by Neverland after Peter Pan
suggests that John kill a pirate, but soon becomes an enthusiastic member of the lost
boys. When he grows up, he has a beard and can no longer remember any stories at all to
tell his children, much less stories about Neverland.
8. Michael Darling - The third and youngest child of the Darling family, Michael Darling is
five when he flies to Neverland with his sister Wendy Darling and brother John Darling
and joins Peter Pan's lost boys. He is the first to start forgetting his parents in Neverland
and the last to forget Peter after they return to London. He grows up to become an engine
driver.
9. Nana - The Newfoundland dog named Nana lives in a kennel in the nursery and acts as
nanny to the three Darling children. She senses the arrival of Peter Pan and considers him
a danger to her charges, managing to tear off his shadow and chase him away.
10. Curly - One of the six lost boys, Curly is described as a "pickle," which means someone
who is always getting into trouble. After he is adopted by the Darlings, he grows up to
work in an office.
11. Nibs - Described as "gay and debonair," Nibs is second only to Tootles in the informal
hierarchy of the six lost boys. He is adopted by the Darlings after he leaves Neverland
and grows up to work in an office.
12. Slightly - One of the lost boys, described Slightly as "conceited," which is a bold claim
when Peter Pan is said to be so cocky himself. After his adoption by the Darlings, slightly
is placed in the second lowest class at school when all the other boys are placed in the
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middle one. But he eventually marries a member of the aristocracy and so gains the title
of "Lord."
13. Tootles - Despite being Peter Pan's informal second-in-command, Tootles is described as
humble and brave, and he is horrified when he finds out that the bird Tinker Bell told him
to shoot is actually Wendy Darling, who fortunately survives. Tootles is adopted by the
Darlings after he leaves Neverland and becomes a judge.
14. Twins - Two members of the lost boys, the twins are identical and are never given
individual names. Because Peter Pan can't tell them apart, no one else is allowed to either.
After being adopted by the Darlings, they both grow up to work in offices.
15. The Crocodile - is Captain Hook's nemesis. After Peter Pan cut off Captain Hook's hand
in a fight and threw it into the sea, the crocodile swallowed it and got a taste for Hook. It
also swallowed a ticking clock, which alerts Hook of its presence.
16. Tiger Lily - is the princess of the "Piccaninnies," the native tribe that lives in Neverland.
Beautiful but mercurial, she can be flirtatious one moment and cold the next.
17. Jane – Daughter of Wendy. Peter Pan takes Jane to Neverland when Wendy cannot
continue to go to Neverland anymore.

B. Setting
The setting of the story would be in Wendy’s home in London where she first met Peter
Pan and the next location is the Canon where the Lost Boys hunt and fight the pirates and
redskins. Cannibal Cove/Tiki Forest a jungle environment filled with monkeys, parrots,
boars, cobras, bees and a "host of evil traps." It is occupied by a tribe reminiscent of both
African and indigenous Pacific-Islander cultures. Never Land Plains a location where the
Indians reside. Skull Rock a location where the "pirates are said to hide their booty."
Crocodile Creek a swamp environment where the Crocodile lives. And Neverland. Here,
Peter Pan, Tinker Bell, the Lost Boys and other mythical creatures and beings live. Although
not all people who come to Neverland cease to age, its best-known resident famously refused
to grow up.
C. Conflict
The conflict in the story would be internal conflict which is Peter vs. growing up, Peter is
conflicted between himself because he just wants to stay young ang play. Another conflict
would be external conflict, which would be Peter vs. Captain Hook, Hook hates peter
because he wants to get revenge for Peter cutting off his hand and feeding it to the crocodile.
D. Theme
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The theme in the story is that growing up means learning to care about others, becoming
“motherly” as shown by Wendy. That growing up doesn’t mean becoming someone who
dresses nicely, or who only cares about good from shown by Captain Hook.
E. Plot
e.1 Initial Action
The story takes place in the past in England/Neverland. A few main characters are Peter
Pan, Wendy Darling, Captain Hook, and Tinker Bell.  There were two main conflicts in the
story. One is the struggle between staying young and growing up. Another is between Peter Pan
and Captain Hook. Wendy tells the boys story’s about Peter and Peter Pan lures Wendy and her
brothers to Neverland. Then Captain Hook tried to kill all of them.

e.2 Rising Action

Peter teaches Wendy and her brothers to fly and takes them to Neverland. When they
arrive, Tinker Bell tries to get Wendy killed. Hook discovers the Lost Boys' hideout. Smee and
Captain Hook capture Tiger Lily. Wendy and Peter save Tiger Lily. Wendy and Peter get angry
at each other. Wendy, her siblings, and the Lost Boys are going to return home but get captured
by pirates. Peter saves the rest of the kids after Hook attempts to kill him and he escapes. He
boards the Jolly Roger and they all begin to fight the pirate crew. Peter saves Tinker Bell after
she drinks poison for him.
e.3 Climax
Wendy and her siblings are deciding whether to go home or not. The second one is when
Hook is dangling off of the ship. Wendy and her brothers decide to go home. Captain Hook falls
into the awaiting jaws of a crocodile. Hook dies; Peter rescues Wendy and the boys from the
ship.
e.4 Falling Action
Peter got out his bag that his fairy friend Tinker Belle gave him of pixie dust and poured
it all over the ship to help them get back to their home town. The children take over the pirate
ship and fly home. They arrive outside of the Darling’s home, then the Darling’s decided to
adopt the lost boys and the children grow up.
e.5 Resolution
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The children are reunited whit their mother and father. Peter promises to fly back and
take Wendy to Neverland for two weeks every spring. Wendy grows up and had a daughter of
her own. Peter takes this daughter to Neverland and this cycle continues with each child.
Symbol
1. Peter Pan Himself – it is a symbol for eternal youth. He is embodiment of the desire to never
grow old and take on adult responsibilities.
2. Hook – representing the oppressive paternal forces in society. Hook represents the opposite of
Peter, Hook represents the adult world, the squashing of fun, and a morose attitude that only a
bitter adult could have.
3. Flying – the flying in the story represents a kind of carefree attitude that comes along youthful
adventure, an ability to tap into one’s happy thoughts to such extent that they can lift one off the
ground.
4. Fairies – when tinker belle drinks the poison intended for Peter, she begins to die, Peter incites
whoever believes in fairies clasp their hands and pronounce their belief confidently. The act of
stating one’s belief in magic becomes symbolic of the survival of magic. It is the belief that
makes the impossible possible.
5. Crocodile – symbolizes that the fact that time is chasing after us and will eventually catch us
in the end.
Tone
The tone in the movie are childlike, imaginative, romantic, adventurous, melancholy,
fantastic and magical because it talks about a land where kids never grow up, there is the
existence of fairies, pirates and many fantastic things.
Interpretation of the Work
A. Analysis of Literary Genre and brief description of the author
The story is a fairytale, a speculative fiction written for children, usually containing a
supernatural element like fairies. James Barrie was born into a working-class religious family,
the ninth of ten siblings. When James was 6 years old, his 13-year-old brother David died in a
skating accident. James spent the rest of his childhood trying to cheer up his shattered mother –
by writing stories, performing plays, and even wearing David’s old clothes. After a bookish
adolescence, James Barrie attended the University of Edinburgh and wrote for various Scottish
newspapers and magazines. He wrote several novels and plays, but he didn’t find literary fame
until the publication of the Peter Pan series (the 1904 play and the 1911 novel). He married the
actress Mary Ansell in 1893, but the marriage was unhappy and childless, and they eventually
divorced. He died of pneumonia at age 77.
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B. Characterization
The characterization of the characters are typical to their roles but it gives the readers
impact that they imagine themselves as being one of the characters. The adventures of Wendy
and her brothers are so out of the blue that you also want to be a part of the story. The character
of Wendy was really admirable for she already had a motherly figure at such a young age, she
also became a mother to the lost boys when they went to Neverland, this symbolizes every child
can also be independent if train them to do so. Peter also played a major role on teaching them
how to fly, “all you need is happy thoughts and a little bit of pixie dust.”
C. Setting
The setting of Peter Pan at the beginning of the story is at Darlings house in London
where Wendy is telling the boys a story and it is also where they met Peter and learn how to fly.
Then they fly off to Neverland where the story mostly takes place, in here Peter, the lost boys,
Wendy and her brothers experience adventures that are truly unimaginable and also some
fighting against Captain Hook who is the enemy of Peter and also the person who wants to kill
them.
D. The Conflict
There were two main conflicts in the story. One is the struggle between staying young
and growing up. Peter doesn’t wat to grow up and just wants to stay young and play. Another is
between Peter Pan and Captain Hook. They are both rivals since Captain Hook hates peter for
cutting his arm and feeding it to the crocodile.
E. The Theme
The theme of Peter Pan would be Ambivalence about Mothers, there are two drawbacks
to living forever as a preadolescent boy. For one thing, everyone else keeps growing up. When it
comes to playmates, this isn't an insurmountable problem. Apparently, all the nursemaids in
London are bad at their jobs. Babies keep falling out of their perambulators to be rescued by
Peter Pan and turned into new crops of lost boys. Relationship between Reality and Fantasy,
Although the word magic is used only twice in Peter Pan, a sense of magical possibility suffuses
the entire book. Mermaids and fairies are natural members of the ecosystem in Neverland, and
children can fly. Daydreams can condense into fully tangible reality once the sun starts to set.
F. Grammar Structure, Idiomatic Expression
Children develop their cognitive abilities as they will be able to grasp the language
themselves. The author uses certain elements to drive the plot. It uses literary devices such as
symbolism, imagery and diction. The author really used good imagery for the readers to really
visualize what was happening and the author also used great diction, he made everything clear
and understandable to the readers.
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G. Message of the Story

The message behind the story is that Peter Pan is to believe in family above all else.
Family and a mother's love are real, while Neverland is an illusion. Peter tries to convince
Wendy that Neverland is real and everything else is an illusion because he wants to keep her in
Neverland with him forever. Wendy, however, misses her mother and knows, in her heart of
hearts, that her time with her mother is more valuable than the illusion of Neverland. Peter Pan
also tries to convince Wendy that children who remain in Neverland are not be missed by their
mothers, but Wendy proves him wrong, showing him that a mother's love is real.