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 * **Pan Of Greek Mythology**
 * Son of Hermes & Penelope.
 * God of flocks and shepherds
 * Mostly human appearance, however with goat horns and goat feet
 * Very merry and playful, frequently seen dancing in the woods while playing the pipes.

//"The ‘Peter Pan Syndrome’ affects people who do not want or feel unable to grow up, people with the body of an adult but the mind of a child. They don’t know how to or don’t want to stop being children and start being mothers or fathers." // (sciencedaily)
 * **Peter Pan Syndrome**
 * This has not been recognized as a psychological disorder
 * However, the number of adults showing immature behaviors, unable to take on adult responsibilities, and dressing up/ acting like teenagers, has increased.
 * This syndrome can affect both sexes, but seems to affect more men than women.

//Example // **Michael Jackson: Peter Pan Syndrome**

"I'll always be Peter Pan in my heart."


 * Michael Jackson was the man who was always searching for his lost childhood.
 * His father striped his boyhood away from him, having Michael preforming with his family since he was 5 years old.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;">He turned his California Ranch into a real life Neverland. His private amusement park included paintings, statues, music, railroads, and even a petting zoo.




 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 20px; line-height: 29px;">**Who was Peter Pan?**
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Peter Pan was never running from failure or rejecting a society. Peter does not reflect male anxiety and is not a rebel rejecting his adulthood. To me, Peter Pan represents the carefree child in every person, holding on to the imagination lost by so many adults.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Peter looks at everything in his life as an adventure. Whether he's flying happily with the fairies or up against Hook's sword, he's smiling and looking forward to what will happen next. Adults in the real world are the ones who have lost that sense of adventure. All work and no play, all of the time. While many may think that this is something to strive for, the lack of happiness and adventure possessed by adults only leads to misery in one's life.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Discussion Questions:
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: 1.5;">What do you believe would push a person in our society today to suffer from Peter Pan syndrome?
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: 1.5;">Do you believe that Michael Jackson actually suffered from Peter Pan syndrome or simply faced too many other personal problems?
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.5;">Do you believe that Peter Pan was a rebel rejecting society/a boy afraid of his adulthood?
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: 1.5;">Do you think that Peter Pan is a bad influence on children?

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Links:
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">google.images
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Rich, Judith. ""It Hurts To Be Me": Confessions Of Michael Jackson." Huffington Post. N.p.. Web. 17 Nov 2013. <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-judith-rich/it-hurts-to-be-me-confess_b_222381.html>.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">University of Granada. "Overprotecting Parents Can Lead Children To Develop 'Peter Pan Syndrome'." ScienceDaily, 3 May 2007. Web. 19 Nov. 2013.