The case of Peter Pan

Before reading this essay I always think that Peter Pan is a story aimed at children of a young age, however looking closely at the story once again after reading this case have made me realize that Peter Pan is not a story meant for children at all. I did a little bit more research on the author of Peter Pan to gain a better understanding of what was the intended reason for the story Peter Pan. I notice that most of the story written by the author involves children in the story, just like Peter Pan it seems to tell a story that show us the reader that the story was intended to show a deeper feeling the author have towards children. Just as stated on page 58 “Peter Pan has never, in any easy way, been a book for children at all”. I agree with this point that Peter Pan was never meant to be a children book, but was toned down to fit a more innocent role for children to understand. I think that the deeper meaning in Peter Pan is to show the ill side of this children’s classic; to show how the author is in a way a lover of young boys and how he uses the story to write down a fantasy of his. Some books that was never meant to be targeted towards children as seen can be toned down for a younger audience to enjoy, this mean that different age group will see something different in the genre of children lit.