https://padlet.com/redcaya/5tz6mjjxs5k2 en-us 2017-02-13 14:20:20 UTC 2020-03-09 18:17:02 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/redcaya/5tz6mjjxs5k2/wish/457067543 Both Barrie’s novel and play provide perpetual signs that even the characters surrounding Peter express discomfort over his “innocent” behavior, echoing the title character’s own qualms over the health of his state. For example, because make-believe is so real to Peter, even basic requirements such as sustenance are not guaranteed. The Lost Boys note with anxiety that “you never knew exactly whether there would be a real meal or just a make-believe, [as] it all depended upon Peter’s whim” (102).The quote emphasizes the unsafe and corrupted perspective of Peter Pan’s personality, in which Neverland’s inhabitants are starved. This quote emphasizes the juxtaposition between the  common perceptions of the text as “innocent” and the underlying themes of perverted childhood. Lundquist’s quote emphasizes the perverted aspects of immortality written by the author; along with the differing realities expressed by Peter shown through the Lost Boys, these perspectives show that the text does not align with American stereotypes of childhood. Lundquist’s quote ties to the paper’s argument in that it challenges the “enviable state of innocence” typically prescribed to J.M Barrie’s Peter Pan. 

]]> 2020-03-09 17:59:57 UTC https://padlet.com/redcaya/5tz6mjjxs5k2/wish/457067543 https://padlet.com/redcaya/5tz6mjjxs5k2/wish/457067605 Both Barrie’s novel and play provide perpetual signs that even the characters surrounding Peter express discomfort over his “innocent” behavior, echoing the title character’s own qualms over the health of his state. For example, because make-believe is so real to Peter, even basic requirements such as sustenance are not guaranteed. The Lost Boys note with anxiety that “you never knew exactly whether there would be a real meal or just a make-believe, [as] it all depended upon Peter’s whim” (102).  Due to the Lost Boy’s inability to predict whether Peter’s innocence will result in a make-believe meal, they are never really certain if they will be fed. The anxiety they express due to this is a sign that they are also uncomfortable with Peter’s “innocent” state. The anxiety generated around Peter’s endless innocence and irresponsibility, which stems from his immortality, reflects how immortal beings should be viewed as objects of “pity” and “disliked” rather than revered. The uncertainty about food access shows how permanently living in an innocent state is undesirable. It creates an environment where the lost boys live in a perpetual state of anxiety and uncertainty. Overall, Lundquist’s assertion that in Barrie’s tale Peter’s “immortality . . . is clearly undesirable” and that he as an “immortal [is] someone to be finally disliked or pitied” is evidenced in the Lost boys’ discomfort with Peter’s perpetual innocent state and the resulting instability they face. Their anxiety towards Peter’s situation is demonstrated throughout Barrie’s works and stems from their negative views of immortality.]]> 2020-03-09 18:00:01 UTC https://padlet.com/redcaya/5tz6mjjxs5k2/wish/457067605 https://padlet.com/redcaya/5tz6mjjxs5k2/wish/457073377 Both Barrie’s novel and play provide perpetual signs that even the characters surrounding Peter express discomfort over his “innocent” behavior, echoing the title character’s own qualms over the health of his state. For example, because make-believe is so real to Peter, even basic requirements such as sustenance are not guaranteed. The Lost Boys note with anxiety that “you never knew exactly whether there would be a real meal or just a make-believe, [as] it all depended upon Peter’s whim” (102). Barrie’s characterization of Peter’s devotion to innocence and make-believe as a “whim” communicates the dangerously unsound nature of Peter’s judgement; without understanding the  necessity of life-sustaining functions that all characters except Peter require, Barrie theorizes that Peter considers himself above the earthly constraints of nutrition, and somehow superior.  Lynne Lundquist asserts that Barrie’s tales of Peter show “immortality as a form of stasis that is clearly undesirable” and the “immortal as someone to be finally disliked or pitied” (201-2). Lynne Lunquist claims that it is Peter’s lust for “immortality” that causes his neglectful behavior. And it is through his neglectful and highly imaginary actions that immortality is portrayed as a negative state of being. In Peter we see the effects of everlasting life as a detriment to those surrounding him who, perhaps seem more innocent due to their aging and understanding of the importance in the consistency of food.  ]]> 2020-03-09 18:06:42 UTC https://padlet.com/redcaya/5tz6mjjxs5k2/wish/457073377