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nick123
nick123
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High School - 9th Grade

Who is Peter Pan?

In Barrie's children's story.

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Posted by nick123 on Tuesday January 13, 2009 at 1:17 PM and tagged with barrie, character profile, peter pan.

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  1. parkerlee
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    Peter Pan is the main character and protagonist of JM Barrie's fantasy story also by that name. As Peter Pan was an enchanted boy who never had to grow up, the name has also become an expression to mean a young man unwilling to mature and take on adult responsibilities. (For instance, 'the Peter Pan syndrome.')

    An interesting side note is that from the very start, all the royalties from the book have been put into a fund for a charity hospital for children. You can visit the hospital's site at the reference below.

    If you would like to see a film based on the life of Barrie, you may enjoy "Finding Neverland," starring Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet and Dustin Hoffman.

    Sources:
    http://www.enotes.com/peter-pan/characters
    http://www.gosh.org/peterpan/

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    Posted by parkerlee on Friday January 16, 2009 at 6:39 AM