Peter Pan- "The best there ever was!"

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"All children, except one, grow up." Something about the cleverness of he, his adventurous ways, and the sacrifices he makes, brings Peter Pan close to one's heart. Peter Pan is a mischievous boy who never ages, can fly, and has fairies for friends. Peter ran away when he heard his mother and father talking of what he was to be when he became a man. He flew away from home and took up residence in Kensington Gardens where he befriended Tinker Bell, a fairy. He is also the leader of the Lost Boys, a group of "children who fall out of their perambulators when the nurse is looking the other way. If they are not claimed in seven days they are sent to the Neverland to defray expenses." (Barrie 32). The Neverland is a small island where only the most adventurous child would ever dare go, and where the meanest pirates, the sweetest fairies, the kindest of Indians, and the rudest mermaids venture and cause havoc.

I'm currently reading J.M. Barrie's novel Peter Pan, also known as The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up. Even though I'm only a few chapters in, it's probably one of the best I've read. It has a really rich language, as the setting is England, and it makes it hard to read, but a challenging book is a great book. J.M. Barrie is a really great author judging from this book. As soon as I'm finished, I'm going to see where they sell his book The Little White Bird, where an excerpt of "Peter Pan in Kensigton Gardens" was originally published. The Little White Bird is a collection of young adult short stories varying from fantasy to whimsical tales. Another thing I like about the book, are the lines I love so much. These are some of my favorites:

"To die would be an awfully big adventure."
"Never is an awfully long time."
"All the world is made of is faith, trust, and pixie dust."
"To live would be an awfully big adventure."
"I do believe in fairies! I do! I do!"
"Never say goodbye, because goodbye means going away, and going away means forgetting."
-J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan

Peter Pan has touched the lives of many people, including mine. Peter also influenced so many things that you see in everyday life that you may have never noticed. Jacqueline Emerson, who plays Foxface in the Hunger Games movie, wrote and sang a song about Peter Pan. Disney characters and attraction have been made as well as a statue that was made in none other than Kensington Gardens. Also, one of my favorite films, Peter Pan (2003) was made thanks to J.M. Barrie who made the boy who just wouldn't grow up real.