The Dark Origins of the Boy Who Never Grew Up: Peter Pan

The Little White Bird

As we know, Peter Pan was first introduced to the world in an adult novel by J.M. Barrie, “The Little White Bird.” It was a tale of a man who was fond of a little boy and wants to steal him away from his mother, when Peter Pan’s character is a seven-day-old baby who believes he can fly. At the time, this specific section of the book earned a lot of praise.

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Thanks to critical acclaim, Barrie quickly realized that Peter Pan could be an even bigger character. He was certainly right about that. In 1904, Barrie decided that he would create a stage play about the character known as Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up. He published more chapters about Peter Pan in 1906 in a book called Peter Pan in the Kensington Garden.