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8192 James M. Barrie Peter Pan: The Story of Peter and Wendy
New York Grosset & Dunlap 1911 Cloth Good with no dust jacket
PETER PAN: THE STORY OF PETER AND WENDY by James M. Barrie - "With Peter and Wendy J.M. Barrie provides proof of his literary genius. Most remakes of the famous tale of Peter Pan and the darling children are simple, purely adventure, and of course gentle in the emotional department. J. Barrie provides the reader with sarcasm that protrays Wendy as shallow, sheltered, and perfectly snobbish. This is a great difference from other works which make her out to be an overly caring angel. Wendy forgets her parents almost as fast as her siblings do and all the while she is positively sure the window will always be left open. This is a wonderful social comment on the relationship between children and adults. J.M. accurately depicts children as thoughtless brats who care nothing of the consequences of their actions and have a warped faith in their parents in that whatever they do they will always be looked after. He also depicts parental figures as accepting to even the worst of children's actions. Along with this great comment on relationships, Barrie provides us with social commentary on the wealthy class of England. Mrs. Darling does nothing but attend parties, sew and aimlessly wander worrying over her children. Mr. Darling is a bumbling idiot who sleeps in a kennel as to punish himself for the missing children. The violence in Peter and Wendy is amazingly strong-but for good cause. The realization that Barrie poses with the many slain Pirates, Peter's close calls with death and many lost boys killed is needed and a brilliant comment on society. There is no softness and even more importantly-no remorse from the boys. In the end when the Darling's arrive home, little Michael says of his father "He's not as big as the Pirate I killed." Barrie's characterization of Peter Pan is magnificent. Peter cares nothing about growing up or others in general, forgets his victims after he has killed them, thinks only of himself, knows the reality of parents and that they may not always "leave the window open", and event!
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40.00 USD
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