In J.M. Barrie's full novel, Peter Pan, the eternally youthful Peter flies into the London nursery of the Darling children—Wendy, John, and Michael—lured by stories and seeking his lost shadow. He teaches them to fly with the help of his jealous fairy, Tinker Bell, and whisks them away to the magical island of Neverland, home to his gang of Lost Boys, mermaids, pirates led by the menacing Captain Hook (who seeks revenge on Peter for the loss of his hand), and other fantastical creatures. Wendy becomes a mother figure to the boys, experiencing adventures but also witnessing Peter's childish forgetfulness and callousness; the story explores the allure and loneliness of perpetual childhood, contrasting thrilling escapades with the bittersweet longing for family and the eventual, inevitable need to grow up, which the Darling children ultimately choose, leaving Peter to his unending youth.

In J.M. Barrie's full novel, Peter Pan, the eternally youthful Peter flies into the London nursery of the Darling children—Wendy, John, and Michael—lured by stories and seeking his lost shadow. He teaches them to fly with the help of his jealous...

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