Peter Pan

By J.M.BARRIE

By Cassia and Saskia

Where is it set?
We think that Peter Pan is
set in London

What historical
period is it set in?

We think that Peter Pan is set in

Victorian times ; around 1890

The Victorian and Early 1900s

Workplace
Poor women in Victorian times had to
work to earn money in case a
husband became ill, was injured or
died. This was because otherwise
they would not be able to pay the
rent and would have to work in the
dreaded workhouse.

Early 1900s Fashion

Children usually wore clothes like
pinafores.
Where as the adults in higher classes
would wear top hats

Who is Peter Pan?

Peter Pan is a boy about 14 years
old. In the story ,Peter Pan is
described as sometimes exceedingly
polite but also rather conceit and
ignorant.

Wendy
Wendy is one of the main characters in this
story . Wendy is a sweet , tidy and smart
child.
She is about fourteen years old and the
oldest of the Darling children.
She becomes the mother of the lost boys ,
Peter and her brothers-John and Michael in
Neverland.
Wendy Moira Angela Darling-she is proud of
her name.

John and Michael

John and Michael Darling are
Wendys younger brothers. John is
about ten years old and Michael is
about five years old.

Nana
Nana is the Darlings finest nurse.
She is a newfoundland dog. She is
very much adored by the Darling
family and she herself likes the
children and Mr and Mrs Darling. She
will do her duty well and try her
hardest to protect the children.

Neverland
Neverland is a magical land of makebelieve . Wendys first encounter of
the land was being shot as she
swooped down by one of the lost
boys-Tootles.

Captain Hook
Captain hook is a ferocious pirate . He
despises Peter Pan as Peter chopped his
right hand off and fed it to a crocodile. He
has replaced it with a hook. Now, the
crocodile follows him where ever he goes,
as he seemed to like the appetising taste
of Hooks hand. Luckily, the crocodile
also swallowed a watch, which goes tick,
tick, so that whenever the crocodile
approaches him, Hook know he is coming.

Tinker Bell
Tinker Bell is a feisty little fairy who
detests Wendy . Tinker Bell
desperately tries to get Wendy killed
by the lost boys. Unfortunately for
Tinker Bell Wendy lives. Tinker Bell is
Peter Pans fairy. But when Peter
found out that Tinker Bell tried to get
Wendy killed she was banished for a
week.

About the author

The author James Mathew Barrie was
a Scottish author and play writer. He
was born in 1860 and died in 1937
he died aged 77.He was the son of a
handloom weaver and lived in
poverty as a child. At the age of 6 his
mother became severely ill.