Peterpan Analysis

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Sungeun Heo Professor Darlene Johnston ENGL 1511 9th Nov. 2012 Peter Pan never leaves the Neverland “…My eyes on your eyes Like Peter Pan up in the sky…” This is part of Grouplove’s “Tongue Tied” lyrics. Probably, it is not likely to find someone who has never heard of Peter Pan. Indeed, Peter Pan is a famous boy long before Harry Potter became our hero. My generation which is 90s probably thinks of Disney’s movie when we hear Peter Pan, but the story of a boy who never grows up was originally performed as a play through generations and was loved by children and adults. Not only the story made the play and movies of “Peter Pan” famous but also the stage settings and technology which made imagination appear to be real contributed to its fame. For example, in 1954 Mary Martin who played a role of Peter Pan flew in a play fascinated and captured all the audiences’ minds. It was also a right time to perform since back in the 1950s, when the Second World War was over, everybody needed relaxation and entertainment to forget the memories of ruinous war. At that time, “Peter Pan” provided the fantasy to let people heal their memories. In fact, even without the war, people seem to have to have fantasy to get away from their realities. Over the centuries from Plato to a little kid, who doesn’t want to go to school, talk about their fantasy worlds, so called utopia. For J. M. Barrie, the author of “Peter Pan”, the utopia was Never land. Neverland is an island where Peter Pan lives. In Neverland, Peter Pan is a King and a hero. He rules the lost boys, saves Indian princess’ life, Wendy’s life, and kills Captain Hook. He is also favored by every female character such as mermaids, Tinkerbelle, and Wendy, but he never understands their feelings for him and thinks them as innocent friends. But there is no reason that he has to care for their
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