EC Reading Notes: Peter Pan, Part E (Ch. 9-10)


The readings for this week were rather interesting, and I am interested to see how the material from the original will manifest in my retelling.

In Chapter 9, we see an interesting exchange between Peter and the Neverbird. She offers her nest to him as form of help, and he ends up floating safely to shore.

Chapter 10 reveals some interesting themes. In this section, Peter, Wendy, and the whole crew prepare to have a wonderful dinner together. However, like some others, this is a make-believe meal. There is an interesting exchange between Peter and Wendy where they almost act as if they are the parents of the setting. Pan quickly asserts that he could not be a father because that would make him too old. Wendy wants clarity on his feelings for her, but Peter reiterates that he views her as a mother. The dinner as a whole has heightened intensity in retrospect, for it is the last meal that the group will share before everything changes.

I am still considering some different options for how I want to tell this part of the story, and so far, I have two ideas. On one hand, I may not particularly incorporate the scenes from these chapters. There isn't much significant action in terms of the overall plot; also, Hook and his pirates are largely absent from this sequence. If anything, I might be able to use this section in order to build up the impending event - the capture of the children and the intense battle between Peter and the pirates. Thus, this scene could be used as introductory material.

On the other hand, I could expand this scene and make some small twists in order to continue to develop Peter as a villain. By slightly changing the conversations between Peter and Wendy, it could take on the appearance that Wendy and the boys are coming to understand a new side of Peter, one that was not apparent before. In this slight lapse of communication, as Peter almost becomes innocent as they are, he reasserts his distance from then. This could lead to suspicion on behalf of the Darlings, which would give clarity to Hook's upcoming attempt to save them from Pan.

Bibliography:
"Peter Pan" by J.M. Barrie - online link

Image Information: Peter Pan and Captain Hook, with the moon and Neverland in the background.
Link: Wikimedia

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