J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan

What if the place you imagined when you were a kid was actually real? Well, in Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie, there is such a place. A place where kids could play with fairies, mermaids, and even pirates! Forget Chuck E. Cheese, here a kid really can be a kid! You can do pretty much anything if you’re with the one and only Peter Pan, except one minor thing. You are not allowed to grow up! Pretty crazy, right? Peter brought Wendy, John, and Michael along with him to Neverland, oh how they loved the idea of never growing up! All but Wendy, certainly. Wendy wanted to have children to take care of, so Peter encouraged her to care for him, John, Michael, Tootles, Slightly, and all the other Lost Boys. Peter Pan never grew up, because of his

Peter finally agreed to send Wendy and her brothers back home, although having doubts. He sent Tinker Bell to take them, forgetting how she despises Wendy, she eventually agreed. Wendy, John, and Michael finally returned home, and crawled into their beds as if nothing has changed. Their mother, Mrs. Darling thought it was her imagination like always, until Wendy said something. She then called her husband and ran towards their children, and hugged them tighter than a cobra choking you. Well, maybe not that tight. The family was ecstatic to be joined together again. Time passed to Spring, and Peter came to take Wendy for Spring cleaning. He came every spring up until she was eleven, since he knows nothing about telling time in Neverland. Many years passed, Wendy was an adult with her daughter Jane, and the Lost Boys have all grown up. Peter finally returned for Spring cleaning, looking for Wendy. Wendy saw Peter coming in through the window, and told him she couldn’t go with him. She said she was an adult, but he refused to believe her. When she turned on the lights, he was revolted with her. This was my least favorite part of the book, because he didn’t want anything to do with her, knowing she was going to grow up no matter what. It was incredibly