Peter pan, oh peter pan. The Disney character we’re so aware of, or are we? Do we really know the oh so sweet flute player? Are the tales we grew up hearing true? Most of the tales taught at a young age or derived from myths, and why is Pan any different? Well he isn’t, Pan is widely known as the God of Flocks, and Fertility. That’s a big step up from child’s play, am I right? But aren’t there like so many types of myths, how do you know which one is true? We don’t! That’s why it’s good to compare and contrast different myths! The Pan in “In Just,” and the Pan in the Greek Myth, title “Pan god of wild,” share many traits, but at the same time are different. Now, why is that? Well, it’s obviously because of people, …show more content…
After a further research, I’ve concluded that the “just” here refers to the meaning, “within a brief preceding time; but a moment before, exactly or precisely.” After reading the poem we come to the character “The BalloonMan”, it’s revealed that it’s spring, that means that "The BalloonMan" goes somewhere at the allotted time, every time. So "The BalloonMan" comes to this village every year or every spring. So, people expect it. Now you might be wondering where is Pan? The author, is just as sly as pan himself, in the 20th line, it says “goat-footed.” So, what does that mean? Well, the author alluded to Pan in this poem. He didn’t exactly say his name, but now we know, the balloonman is Pan. Now we get that sense of understanding, when we read, “balloonMan whistles far and wee.” Peter pan is …show more content…
In fact, this story gives you the background information on Pan. In the third paragraph, it describes pan as a “King of huntsmen and of fishermen, lord of flocks and herds and of all the wild creatures of the forest. All living, soulless things owed him their master; even the wild bees claimed him as their overlord,” Pan was a leader, and he wore it proudly. The word soulless means not human, so all animals and mythical creatures of the land, recognized Pan as their leader. But notice what the humans thought of Pan, “Yet to the human's men and women who had also listened to his playing, Pan did not mean only joyousness. He was to them a force that many times became a terror because of his sheer irresistibleness,” Pan was handsome, and the humans knew that with this trait, he could get anything he wanted no matter the price, he was deadly. He used his charm to his advantage, and he was not a force to be reckoned with, and he knew it. He knew the effect he had on people and