Essays on Captain Hook

Part I:

I believe that, despite the seemingly mercurial and boundary-less morality of Peter Pan, there are instances in which he shows himself to have a moral code. Even though he seems less restricted than many, and he is seen by Wendy and the others to be the stereotypical naughty boy, who never wants to grow up and always gets in trouble, he acts according to a code of ethics. He is dedicated to the protection of Wendy and the Lost Boys, and seems to be very kind to those for whom he feels responsible. He saves Tiger Lily from Captain Hook at ...

Frostburg State University's Department of Theatre and Dance presented the story of the boy who never grew up through the eyes of Matthew Earnest, a famous professional director well known in the United States, Europe, and Africa. Once again, Peter Pan captures the hearts of everyone as he travels to the Darling household and to the Never Never Land. Recommended for children 6 years old and above, even those who are already experiencing second childhood will enjoy how Peter Pan leads the Darling children and the Lost boys to fight Captain Hook. The encounter between Peter Pan and the ...

English

24 May 2011

In his novel, Peter Pan, J.M. Barrie presents his readers with a fantasy world named ‘Neverland.’ The properties of this place are that you must be a child to go there and that it exists outside of the solid, real world. The novel of Peter Pan discusses the idea of never growing up and maintaining child-like innocence for an eternity. Peter Pan, the character, does not grow up and his band of ‘Lost Boys’ are also permanently children. The obvious implication of this is that Barrie has carved out an allegorical message of why, as adults, it is ...