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    Ryohgo Narita’s tenth book of his award-winning series Peter Pan In Chains combines many complex characters and relationships into a 433 page novel about betrayal, Identity, and humanity. It covers 2 stories that combine for a single ending, one set in Alcatraz and the other in the heart of Chicago in 1934. The author relies heavily on prior knowledge and motifs to develop characters and the plot. The greatest Recurring allusion in the book refers to the Flying Pussyfoot Incident involving all…

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    make-believe world,” and “How often had he seen Pegasus flying in the sky ceiling or seen fountains of red fireworks, or heard angel voices singing.”All of these familiar fairy tales represent the innocence of Peter and Wendy. Peter and Wendy also have the same name as the main characters from Peter Pan. “She”, Beth Kattelman, says, “notes that, while readers admire his imagination and creativity, they also appreciate his artistry”. All of the references to childrens stories just emphasize how…

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    minute, “Who’s the owner of such silly words?” “Peter- The name’s Peter Pan,” Peter said, though rather blowly, (9) striking Daniel in the heart where all of his malicious intentions and bad thoughts were stored, deep down inside. And with a forced sense of politeness, Daniel introduced himself in the simplest way he thought possible. “I’m Daniel Darling.” “Well, it’s a pleasure to meetcha, Danny.” Daniel scoffed, his lips curling in distaste. “’Danny?’” Peter just smirked devilishly at him,…

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    Racism In Peter Pan

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    Peter Pan, the story of adventure and fantasy, has been remade several times and made into multiple spin-offs in the past century of the film industry. The fictional story features a magical boy with flying abilities taking three children of London to Neverland. There, they encounter mythical creatures and the evil Captain Hook while also learning that growing up is a necessity. Also in their journey, they meet Tiger Lily. The daughter of a Chief Native, she works alongside Peter Pan to defeat…

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    “ You need not be sorry for her. She was one of a kind that likes to grow up. In the end she grew up of her own free will a day quicker than the other girls”. (J.M Barrie Peter Pan) My mother read me Peter Pan when I was younger and wanted to explain the importance of eventually growing up. She said that growing up is a scary thought for some people, and I am one of those people. The thought of having to take PSAT, SAT, and ACT stress me out, how am I supposed to do well on a test when I don't…

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    Revenge Powered Brats: The American Society “The Veldt”, Ray Bradbury’s work from the 1950’s, offers a particular perspective of parenting that is relevant to today 's society; parents, who so often claim responsibilities for the positive outcomes in their children 's lives are also guilty of raising revenge-powered and spoiled beings. In multiple situations, children may feel powerless against adults and create their own mental fantasies in which they have total control over any adult who does…

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    course, the very best part of this trip was seeing Buzz Lightyear, my hero. He never could talk to me which puzzled me often and he was always nodding his head and smiling. “Didn’t that hurt his cheeks?” I wondered. I had wandered off because I saw Peter…

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    Peter Pan Children strive to be the princess or prince in fairy tales. Pretending to be a princess or prince helps kids escape real life and transform their world into something miraculously different from reality. Because fairy tales are wedged into the lives of kids from generation to generation, they influence everyday actions made by society by teaching everyone to fight for love no matter the cost, be fearless, and be kind hearted, selfless and loyal. However, the original fairy tales are…

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    the psychologist looking warily at Wendy as she is walking to the kitchen. Peter remained seated with him to discern his actions. The kids seem to be acting strange, David wonders what is taking George and Lydia so long as they should be getting on their way, he is starting to worry about the family. While he sits next to this strange boy he wants to find out what caused the kid to design such horrid scenes of death. “Peter it would be nice to go on a vacation, wouldn’t it?” “Are you crazy? This…

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    Peter pan, who is a carefree boy, never grows up. Shown in Barrie’s story, Peter Pan lives in the Neverland which is a fantastic place separating from real life. The unconscientious boy always is naughty, arrogant and naïve, he never cares about other things or people except for himself. In his life, there are many interesting events as well as strange and eccentric things, thus he is too busy to observe all and remember everything. The reason why Peter Pan’s story is so popular is that no one…

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