The Hook

In Michael Grant’s novel GONE, everyone over the age of fourteen mysteriously disappears. When this happens all of the children of Perdido Beach are forced to live in a society run by children. Through hard situations and adult choices many of the characters experience coming of age moments. Astrid illustrates the theme ‘Coming of Age’ by looking for her brother, Petey, as soon as she got to her house, at Clifftop while being hunted by Drake, and by taking care of her brother throughout the book

M. Barrie’s writing of Peter Pan and Wendy’s story of Neverland introduces a new type of adventure. Barrie’s inclusion with his past bring the characters and relationships to light. Wendy, the older sister to Michael and John are brought to Neverland to find a land of Lost Boys. To the Lost Boys and Peter Pan, Wendy finds herself becoming a new character and caught in a confused relationship. Wendy’s character is influenced to change from a sister, mother, and lover to then affect other characters

“A summer holiday resort away from London, and the boys is precisely what you need!” Those were the exact words her father had given her right before he shipped her off here. Sure, being so far from home was a real treat indeed, but the Grand Isles of New Orleans brought more pain than they did anything else. Being this close to the ocean made her homesick for a place that was never hers to call home anyways. She knew remembering that marvelous land of magic and mayhem was almost as fruitless as

Ray Bradbury used figurative language to characterize non-human objects in multiple ways in the short story “The Veldt”. This piece of writing tells us about the lives and demise of the Hadleys, overtaken by futuristic technology. In the beginning of the story, it is revealed that the names of George and Lydia Hadley’s children are Peter and Wendy - “You know how difficult Peter is about that! … And Wendy too.” (Bradbury 2) This is probably an allusion to the story of Peter Pan, and could point at

When you're young all you want to do is grow up and be able to do things on your own, until you realize that you're getting older. While reading Peter Pan, we read about a little boy who refuses to grow up. He does not want to become older, and the lost boys who live on the island with him are not allowed to grow older either. Peter has never been able to make the transition from becoming a child, into adulthood and because of that he has stayed young. Peter Pan is able to inspire all the lost boys

In this essay, I will be examining how the representation of power and powerlessness in Pan’s Labyrinth are relevant to the representation of fantasy throughout the film. There will be a larger focus on the power and the powerlessness of Ofelia and her authority figures. Having the perspective of the child is a good representation of power and powerlessness. As a child, Ofelia, still has her innocence. They still believe in everything from the tooth fairy to magic. To have the film in her perspective

The University of Texas Department of Theatre and Dance’s performance of Lost Girl, follows the familiar childhood character from the story of Peter Pan, Wendy Darling. Playwright, Kimberly Belflower, presents Wendy as a lovelorn young woman trying to grow up and navigate the real world after returning from the magical world of Neverland. Belflower worked with director Cara Phipps, to perfectly illustrate Wendy’s multitude of conflicting emotions as she tries to find herself and getting over her

The art of medicine is often portrayed throughout the variations of Peter Pan, whether positive or negative. Medicine takes shape in many forms; ranging from real, but make believe medicine, to pretend healing, to even poison. When taking these things into consideration, one can see how medicine is used to stay a child throughout Peter Pan. The novel and play of Peter Pan open up with a scene where the children are getting ready for bed and the parents are getting ready for dinner. In this scene

The Magic of Neverland “Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world”-(Albert Einstein). Imagination is one of the varieties of themes that are introduced in Peter Pan. It is demonstrated in the novel in an assortment of ways from the children’s actions to Neverland itself. When you are a child imagination encircles the world like Albert Einstein said, and when you are young your imagination is more vibrant. It also configures as you start

The novel Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie illustrates how Peter Pan, an aggressive adolescent, attempts the abduction of younger male children in order to bring them to his magical island called Neverland. These young males then serve him and serve on expeditions and as soldiers in a youthful gang. In an unusual phenomenon, Mr. Pan brings Wendy, a young female, to his island in order that she might tell him and his lost boys about the tale of Cinderella and to be their mother. In chapter 6, readers