The Mystery of Peter Pan

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The Mystery of Peter Pan

• Created by
• Ms. Dixon

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JM Barries Life

• James Matthew Barrie was born May 9th 1860
• He went to Dumfries Academy and the University of
  Edinburgh.
• He wrote Peter Pan the play in 1904.
• He wrote the book Peter and Wendy in 1911. The
  name later changed to Peter Pan.

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The real Peter Pan

• Barrie based his story Peter Pan on the
  adventures he had with 5 young boys sons of his
  acquaintance Sylvia Llewelyn-Davies.
• Peter Pans name originated from one of Davies
  sons, Peter. The pan part originated from the
  Greek God of the woodlands.

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The Mystery Continued

• It has also been thought that the character of
  Peter Pan was based off of Barries brother David
  who died in a skating accident at the age of 13.
  
• It is with his brothers death Barrie said that
  his brother would remain a boy forever. This
  created the concept that Peter Pan would never
  grow up.

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Final Thoughts

• After careful research I have come to the
  conclusion that Peter Pan was not a real person.
  He was a fictional character. However, Barrie
  drew inspiration for the character Peter from the
  Llewellyn Davies boys. Particularly Peter whom he
  named the character Peter Pan after.
• When Barrie's brother died at 13 he stated that
  his brother would be a boy forever, this created
  the theme of Peter Pan never growing up.