Wendy

[CiaranHaggerty]

Dear readers, lovers, dreamers and of course Andrew

i have one simple questions and i'm sure the answer is far from this.

Who is Wendy?

i sometimes feel that i am reading a book about girl who meets a boy than a boy who meets a girl.

i would be very interested in your thoughts and views on her, her relationship with Peter and anything else you have in mind.

[emilybarrie]

In my opinion the true story has been lost in time ...

From the stories my grandmother told me as a child ... the first and original story IS about Wendy and her battle with her imagination and love of being a child and being able to be 'childish', play games and tell stories, and the fact that she was being forced by her parents to grow up and leave the nursery to become a 'lady' ...

I think the relationship between Wendy and Peter was none other than a young woman needing an escape from the fright of growing up, and a young boy being able to offer her an escape from a destiny which she would have to face sooner or later ...

[piaeps]

Who was Wendy? It's a good question. Personally, I think Wendy had a difficult childhood, because she seems sheltered. She has an obsession with Peter, and she loves him beacuse of his youth. Another question: How much of himself do you think Barrie put into Wendy?

[TheWendybird]

I agree with all of the above but I also look at Wendy as being the one Peter would have been with had one of them been able to make the leap...to one side or the other...neverland or london. Sadly they lose each other. I think Peter has feelings he wont admit to because of the fear of growing up. Personally I don't think someone needs to be "grown up" to be in love but for Peter I would think it would be a scary thing. Sometimes I wonder if Peter could wrap his mind around the idea of ..if Wendy stayed...and he realized he didn't need to grow up...that perhaps they coulda had youthful love forever. That's just my take. And of course she provides the nuturing he so badly needed because of his mother. It's a very deep complex relationship as well as everything above. This is my opinion at least.