Life of peter pan

Character created by James Matthew Barrie

This article is about the character Peter Pan. For the original play and novel about the character, see Peter and Wendy. For other uses, see Peter Pan (disambiguation).

Fictional character

Peter Pan is a fictional character created by Scottish novelist and playwright J.

M. Barrie. A free-spirited and mischievous young boy who can fly and never grows up, Peter Pan spends his never-ending childhood having adventures on the mythical island of Neverland as the leader of the Lost Boys, interacting with fairies, pirates, mermaids, Native Americans, and occasionally ordinary children from the world outside Neverland.

Peter Pan has become a cultural icon symbolizing youthful innocence and escapism. In addition to two distinct works by Barrie, The Little White Bird (, with chapters 13–18 published in Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens in ), and the West End stage play Peter Pan; or, the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up (, which expan