How Does Wendy's Change In Peter Pan
“Think of all the joy you’ll find when you leave the world behind and bid your cares goodbye” -Peter Pan. Sometimes, you just have to let go of all your worries and just enjoy life. Wendy was a little girl, who went to Neverland with Peter Pan. She didn’t want to grow up; she didn’t want to change. Wendy learned so much in Neverland, and she taught herself that it’s fine to grow up. In the book Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie, the character Wendy Darling changes because of the force of the environment, hatred, and lifestyles. “Change your location and you just may change yourself.” -Eric Weiner. Wendy became more mature because of going to Neverland. At the beginning of the story, Wendy was very childish, and hadn’t known how hard it was to care
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Her perspective of fairies changed because of Tink. When she first found out a fairy was in her room, she was super excited and didn’t believe Peter. Then, Peter “thimbled” her and Tink pulled her hair. Wendy then didn’t like faires as much, especially not Tink (29; ch 3). John, Michael, and the lost boys made her alter her perspective of Peter. Wendy liked Peter, and thought Peter never wanted her to leave and grow up, but when John and Michael and the lost boys argue over leaving Neverland, Peter acts as if he doesn’t care about her leaving (107; ch 11). This is only a short-term change though, because right before she leaves, she tells Peter what to do to stay healthy. “...she saw a look on his face that made her heart sink.” She then went back to loving and caring for Peter (111; ch 11). “It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are”-E.E. Cummings. Wendy was nervous to grow up at first. Going to Neverland helped her maturity level go up and it prepared her for adulthood. She became a mother, traveled many places, and changed her point of view on many things. She sees understands many more things as an adult than she ever thought she would as a child. Even though Wendy changed so much, she kept her inner child and big imagination. Growing up isn’t all about being older, it’s about how you learn to save memories to share with your
Her perspective of fairies changed because of Tink. When she first found out a fairy was in her room, she was super excited and didn’t believe Peter. Then, Peter “thimbled” her and Tink pulled her hair. Wendy then didn’t like faires as much, especially not Tink (29; ch 3). John, Michael, and the lost boys made her alter her perspective of Peter. Wendy liked Peter, and thought Peter never wanted her to leave and grow up, but when John and Michael and the lost boys argue over leaving Neverland, Peter acts as if he doesn’t care about her leaving (107; ch 11). This is only a short-term change though, because right before she leaves, she tells Peter what to do to stay healthy. “...she saw a look on his face that made her heart sink.” She then went back to loving and caring for Peter (111; ch 11). “It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are”-E.E. Cummings. Wendy was nervous to grow up at first. Going to Neverland helped her maturity level go up and it prepared her for adulthood. She became a mother, traveled many places, and changed her point of view on many things. She sees understands many more things as an adult than she ever thought she would as a child. Even though Wendy changed so much, she kept her inner child and big imagination. Growing up isn’t all about being older, it’s about how you learn to save memories to share with your