Contextualizing Peter Pan
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Does the context of Barrie’s life make you reconsider elements of the play or novel?
Examining the Real Peter
21 responses to “Examining the Real Peter”
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No! I don’t have enough context of his story to reconsider elements of the play or novel.
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I agree
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Yes, knowing about J.M. Barrie’s life makes me reconsider elements of Peter Pan.
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Yes, learning about Barrie’s life changes how I see Peter Pan. His difficult childhood and his bond with the Llewelyn Davies boys, who inspired the story, make the play feel more sad. It seems like Barrie used Peter Pan to hold onto childhood innocence, making the story less about fun and more about loss.
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Yes, the context of Barrie’s life makes me reconsider elements of the play or novel because it was knowing his personal experience with the family of boys that he knew helps me to connect with the story on a deeper level.
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Knowing some context after watching the second video makes me open to reconsidering how I view elements of Peter Pan.
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Knowing some context after watching the second video makes me open to reconsidering how I view elements of the novel and plays of Peter Pan.
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Hearing what I would like to consider the background story of which elements of the play and novel derive from allows me to see the more emotional origin and feel more connected and empathetic to the character and story of Peter Pan in some ways.
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The context of Barrie’s influence behind “peter pan” does not necessarily allow me to reconsider elements of the play or novel but it do bring insight as to who he may really have as the character peter. I feel like he saw himself as peter and the kids were there with him in the Kensington Garden also known as the “neverland”. As they grew the bond they all were able to escape the reality and he felt like a kid again or remembered what childhood felt like. There is not much details on their bond or their experiences to help build, but I wonder if their deaths also played a part in how he felt about “ Peter Pan” and that’s why he wanted the concept of childhood memories or never ending youth as they passed away at a short time and not given longer time.
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I feel like the context of Barrie’s life does make me reconsider the elements of the play and novel, it makes me look at certain things differently. Learning about his complex childhood experiences that influenced his writing really makes you see the story differently.
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I feel like knowing more about Barriers life does and doesn’t make me reconsider the story of Peter Pan. If I’m actively thinking about it I might consider the different aspects and it is a bit sad in my opinion that he felt like he couldn’t grow up and it makes sense now why Peter Pan experiences the loss of Wendy and not wanting to grow up but it doesn’t take away from the story.
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I feel like this does not make me understand elements of the play anymore than before, this is because these messages are delivered in the subtext of the plot. It does make sense as to why a lot of the elements are more personal to Barrie as an artist.
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Understanding Barrie’s life helps me understand why he created the story he did. He used his own pains and happiness as an art to express what he was dealing with.
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I think knowing a bit about his personal life does make me reconsider some things. He used his own personal feelings and experiences and put his heart into what he was writing.
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Learning about Barrie’s life and the inspiration for why he wrote Peter Pan makes me view the story as more tragic. The boys who inspired the story and statue led a tragic life where their parents died young and so did the brothers. This makes the whole story seem more somber and way more personal to Barrie. He pulled so much inspiration from his own life to write this story, even including his own dog which was named Nanna in the story. This makes me appreciate his work more as it’s clear he wrote from the heart.
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Learning about Barrie’s life doesnt change the way i see the story, but it definitely allows me to understand why it is that he created this story and what influenced him to focus on children.
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i feel like it was a mix of both since yes it gave us an understanding on how peter pan was made with his pass and personal experiences however it still didn’t add up as much with the elements.
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Learning about Barrie’s life, I can see how he probably took inspiration from his own life while creating Peter Pan. However, I don’t think it’d make me reconsider some of the elements from the story.
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Having a background on Barries life does not change the way I see or think him making Peter Pan.
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Yes, knowing more about Barrie’s life makes me look at Peter Pan differently. His close bond with the Llewelyn Davies boys and the loss he experienced adds depth to Peter’s fear of growing up. It’s not just a fantasy, it’s a reflection of real grief and a longing to keep innocence safe.
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I saw someone say that learning about Barrie’s history makes the story feel sadder and I agree. It contextualizes his appreciation of childhood innocence.
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