Peter Pan Case Study Essay

This case study is about a man who goes by the name of Captain Hook and he is dealing with the loss of his hand in a sword incident, and having to accept that there was no chance of it being reattached because it had been fed to an animal. This man has a long ongoing feud with a young man by the name of Peter Pan that lives in the same area, a place called “Neverland”. These two men have had constant altercations ongoing for many many years, dating back a long time. This young man ultimately cuts of Captain Hook 's hand and feeds it to a crocodile. This crocodile Hook believes has taken a liking to the taste of the his flesh and follows him around always trying to eat the rest of him. Every time this crocodile is in the area Hook believes he can hear the ticking of an alarm clock that the crocodile has also eaten. This is the story of Disney 's Captain Hook from the movie Peter Pan. (Peter pan, 1953) …show more content…
I believe that this man suffers from hallucinations to do with the crocodile, as well as from PTSD from the loss of his hand after it was cut off with the sword, the trauma of having it eaten by the crocodile and having the crocodile follow you for the rest of your life trying to eat the rest of you. As stated on the ADAA website PTSD can result from an “exposure to actual or threatened death, serious injury, or sexual violation: directly experiencing the traumatic events.” (ADAA, 2016) Which Hook definitely experienced. As well the website clearly states “PTSD is