Peter, the Serial Killer
In both the book and in the play, Peter kills the pirates, seemingly without any remorse. In the book, we discover that he also killed the Lost Boys. The reason for these killings can be to “thin the herd” or maybe because they are just growing up… which was against the rules in Neverland. You get a playful vibe that the victims will soon get up smiling and want to play more. But that wasn’t the case.
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Peter Pan also altered the bodies of the Lost Boys so that they can fit through tree holes leading to their underground layer. I told you this sounds like a crime novel. Since Peter can’t really tell the difference between what’s real and make-believe, he would sometimes give the Lost Boys pretend meals and then refused to believe that they were still hungry.