Everyone has heard of the boy that never grows up. The boy that flew away from home and never looked back. Peter Pan. Peter Pan is a happy, care-free child that aids in the escapes of young boys who never want to grow up, right? Peter Pan would never hurt a fly, right? Well what if I told you that you don’t really know Peter Pan all that well after all.
The tale of Peter Pan by J.M Barrie isn’t all that family-friendly as it is filled with racial stereotypes and the killing of young boys. So after finding about this would you be surprised to know that this book has been banned and challenged in many different parts of the world? Do you think it should have been banned?
During the story the readers and the Darlings are introduced to the Natives of Neverland, the Piccaninny tribe or more commonly known as The Red Man tribe. The tribe is described as brutal, barbaric savages that cannot speak using phrases such as ¨UGH UGH WAH”. The way that the tribe is portrayed is not the only racial problem however, the name of the tribe is the Piccaninny Warriors. The word Piccaninny is a reference to the word Pickaninny which is a racial slur against African American children most commonly used in
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The way the tale is told most of the time is that being on Neverland pauses aging and means you never have to grow up however, Peter is the only one who stays the same age forever the Lost Boys still grow older with each passing day. Because the boys are growing older Peter does the only thing he can think of and that is to kill the Lost boys when they reach a certain age and that is what many parents and teachers fear is being taught to their children. Parents fear that kids, young boys especially, are learning violent behaviors and that violence is