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Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Peter Pan --- Wendy Darling (feminism)

Wendy is the eldest, the only daughter and the heroine of the novel. She loves the idea of home making and storytelling and wants to become a mother; her dreams consist of adventures in a little woodland house with her pet wolf. She bears a bit of (mutual) animosity toward Tiger Lily because of their similar affections toward Peter. She does not seem to feel the same way about Tinker Bell, but the fairy is constantly bad-mouthing her and even has attempted to have her killed. She grows up at the end of the novel, with a daughter (Jane) and a granddaughter (Margaret). She is portrayed with blonde, brown, or black hair in different stories. While it is not clear on whether or not she is in love with Peter, it is safe to assume that she does have feelings toward him, at least as a child. Perhaps consequently, Wendy is often referred to as the "mother" of the Lost Boys and, while Peter also considers her to be his "mother", he takes on the "father" role, insinuating that they play a married couple at least in their games.
Wendy is a very strong character in the fairytale peter pan. she had an adventure with his little brothers to the land where nobody grows up. Peter Pan liked Wendy cause she's good at making chores, taking good care of her little brothers, and all the motherly stuffs she does. Peter Pan convinced her and her brothers to go w/ him to "neverland" which we guessed he just wanted to have someone like a mother-figure for the lost boys. On the other hand wendy quite handled the job very well. We find her very strong cause in the latter part of the story where peter pan would like to have her stayed in neverland, she refuses though as what the story is portraying there's this "love connection" between them. Wendy chose what should be and that is to return to the real world and have he dreams come true and that is to be a mother. 
from: olivyl balangue; genesis cabiles

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