They were living in perfect harmony until one day, a boy with an interesting name appeared. Besides Nana, Darlings also had a house keeper Lisa, for help around the house work. That wouldn't be considered as odd if the nanny isn't called Nana, and actually is a dog. Darling takes care of children and tells them fairytales, her husband's role is to provide them a warm home, clothes and a sense of good manners, asking them to behave themselves in a more civilized way than the rest of the children.Īs an additional way for keeping things in order the Darlings are hiring a nanny as well, who is taking care of children, changing their clothes and keeping them clean.

They have a girl named Wendy and two sons, John, and Michael. The Darlings are living together with their three children at the home number fourteen. The main character who isn't growing up is actually an allegory for author's irony directed against children's literature in general. The theme about never-ending childhood as described by author James Matthew Barrie is quite innovative in children's literature. We also get to meet the lost boys who feel no sorrow for being lost, enjoying the freedom of living in Neverland among mermaids, Indians, and pirates. Likewise, the fairy who follows him is jealous and prickly, without any resemblance with the other good fairies, as they are usually expected to be like in fairytales. He is not good or noble, rather he is boastful, conceited and loving only himself. With all that taken to our knowledge, the main character of the story, Peter Pan, is not an entirely a positive character.

Peter Pan doesn't miss growing up, he finds it as a way for children to become boring and unimaginative. Quite the opposite, he encounters us with a character who is refusing to grow up. The author isn't giving us any clue about how the children should behave or what is expected from them.

Story by james matthew barrie