Pan's Window Opens YET AGAIN

Another Peter Pan variation has come out.

The Child Thief by Brom

I've known about it coming for months now, actually.

I figure I'd be negligent if I didn't at least mention it.

I don't mean this at all as a critique of the work, but I'm not interested. Not because it's messing with the Pan story. I tend to like reinterpretation, as evidenced here and here. I just don't feel that I want to read yet another super-dark and twisted take on it. A little too "gothicky" for me, perhaps. Personally, I think it's been done to death. But who knows, Brom might have a fresh spin on it.

If you're in the mood for it, you can read more about it here.

Different Neverland Adventure (and its freakish reality!)

Perhaps you remember my post about other interpretations of the Peter Pan story?
(If not, it’s here.)

Well, another such creative approach to the story is thus:

Peter had been snatched away as a baby, to be used for a scientific experiment. An experiment in genes and DNA in such a way as to arrest the process of aging. I haven’t thought deeply enough into how the rest of the Pan elements would work into this re-invention. Just throwing it out there.

For you see, I came across an article. It’s about “regions” of DNA in cells called Telomeres. New York-based T.A. Sciences are working on a pill (but of course!) that will prevent the eventual degeneration of Telomeres, which, in turn, will prevent aging and possibly death! Immerse yourself in better stated facts about this amazing (and potentially frightening) development (or lack thereof.)
Anti-ageing Pill Activates Telomerase

Okay, so, is the Neverland really a secret government lab and Peter Pan their greatest success?
Nah…

InterPANtations

Sometimes it’s fun to look at other interpretations of a story.
And there are at least three fascinating views of Peter Pan.
I’m not suggesting that these are intended. Nor implied.
I don’t believe any of these notions are actually correct.
Just that a different lens can be used to look at it, which produces some freaky results.
(One of these I mentioned a long while back.)

In no actual ranked order of importance:

“Drug” Pan

This one is almost too easy. And hackneyed. But not to mention it wouldn’t seem right. Fly high with fairy dust. Go to a magical land of adventure but don’t get Hook-ed. See? Too easy.

Nosferatu Pan

He flies. He doesn’t age. He lives forever. He comes to your window at night. Sound familiar? It should. Peter’s got many of the makings of a vampire. (See the next category down, as well.) The story doesn’t follow all vampyric mythos, though. Such as having to be invited to come inside - Peter comes in anyway. And he also crosses running water of rivers and streams. As far as I know, he shows up in the mirror. But in general, he sounds quite like one of Dracula’s minions, no?

Dead Pan

In the play, Peter says that no one must ever touch him. No actual answer as to why is given except that he doesn’t know, but no one can do it.* (This aspect dropped out of the novel and he is in fact touched.) What can be made of the idea? Well, we can link it to the fact that when living in Kensington Gardens one of Peter’s jobs had been to take children who have died partway to heaven so they would not be frightened. (This bit of the story, mind you, remains in the novel and is attributed to the memory of Mrs. Mary Darling.) Could it be because he has already gone all the way and back again? Is the Neverland a purgatory? We all know Peter Pan doesn’t age. Could it be because he is dead? Thus, he can fly as a ghost. And ghosts cannot be touched. Hmmm.

How about you?
Can you think of another wild analysis?

Space Pan

*Side note: In the Peter Pan: Kensington Gardens production, they bring in this line . And yet… he is touched afterward. Sort of...! They add some lines. Wendy calls him on it and he replies, “Oh, I never said I couldn’t touch you. But you can’t touch me.” (Probably paraphrased.) I rather enjoyed this tweak.