Peter Pan never seemed to explain why he didn't want to grow up. I hate the little things like taking medicine. Don't like adventure? Growing up, there are many risks to take. They are orphans or abandoned children. Of course, they have resentment and revenge towards their parents and family life. The way of revenge is to stay away from the family and refuse to grow up. There is an instinctive resistance to adult life. For example, when you were young, you played intimately with each other, but when you grow up, you belong to someone, and your small collective interests come first, and no one else can interfere. Or see the life of adults is so boring and uninteresting, getting married, having children and going to work, losing freedom and vitality. Or just reluctant to lose childhood toys, playmates, and memories, because growth is constant loss. Or are you just afraid of growing up and feel that cruel youth is unbearable?
The other children eventually returned to the family, perhaps making up for the trauma of childhood loss. But Peter Pan doesn't. Maybe it's because he was injured the most and has the strongest negative energy. Maybe it's because he discovered that his own will can soar in the sky of human society. He doesn't want to lose this happy superpower. In order to maintain the centrality of his world, he would rather be the one peeping out of the window of others, the one who kidnapped other people's good children, and the one who secretly listened to the story.
Maybe the author is trying to prove in the story that some people can control the trajectory of their own life. If they decide not to grow up, they will not be forced into the adult world, they will not be required to start a family and work, and they can have endless joy. . He will have a childhood that will never end, not given by adults, but will always be there.
Most heartbreaking is Wendy. As a well-educated child from a middle-class family, although he likes to play and play, he is very clear about his mission and will inevitably become someone else's wife and mother in the future. Whether it is love or not will not affect this mission. I know I love you now, but we have different ideals and won't go with you. Precocious girl, you know too much. Know it is impossible. I knew I was going to lose, but I fell in love. Although a little regretful and reluctant to part, I didn't cry, I didn't rely on it, and I turned the page gently. That goodbye dialogue is the most poignant part of the show. Longing for the feeling of a mature man, good at taking care of his younger brother, his parents, and other children, as well as Peter Pan, the child king. She is sister and mother. Clear goals and long-term vision. She also knows that memories are what we have and that time heals everything.
The annoying thing is that Captain Hook knows this too, to provoke Peter Pan:
-----she's leaving you, why is she staying? What can you give her? You are just a child, she would rather grow up than stay with you. Now let's look at the future together! The windows are closed.
----I'll turn it on!
----The windows are blocked!
----I will call her name!
---- She can't hear you, she can't see you, she completely forgot about you, there is someone in your place, and his name is Husband.
When Peter Pan heard this, he was disheartened and defeated. And Wendy leaned over and offered her precious first kiss, proving that at least the feelings at the moment were real and not false. I hope you understand my heart. do not worry.
Acceptance is the cure for all problems. Accept our difference, accept your world, accept our separation, accept that you are no longer there, accept a story, a legend. Acceptance is healing. Peter Pan was a man who refused to accept it. But Wendy accepted Peter Pan. Miss you always, wish you well.
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