FALL+2012+GROUP+7+-+WENDY+AND+THE+WENDY+SYNDROME

Wendy Moira Angela Darling Nicole Tintle, Stephanie Friedkin, Ariel Kerrigan Wendy’s Character: (Nicky and Steph) -Motherly, protective of her younger brothers -Very mature, she is beginning to grow up, unlike Peter who is staying a young boy for as long as he can -Is a guilt complex (always apologizes even when not necessary) -Is the mother figure of the Lost Boys -Enjoys telling stories about the Lost Boys -Does not want to grow up, tries to avoid it

Wendy Learns What it Means to be a Mother:  (Steph) -When Peter Pan takes her and her brothers to Neverland, where they can remain young forever, this experience brings out the adult side in her. Peter and the Lost Boys want Wendy to be their mother figure, a role they only remember vaguely. -Wendy takes on this role and starts treating them like her own sons. She learns to accept and find the good in being an adult, and this helps her for the future. -Wendy returns to London, and decides not to slow down her maturity any longer.

What we learn about mothers, fathers, and family: (Ariel) -That families care for each other. They’ll literally do anything for each other.

Feminist Perspective on Wendy:  (Ariel) -That Wendy needs to do things for herself instead of hovering over everyone else especially peter. Where tink does what she wants to do to benefit her. Yes tink care, but she doesn’t fawn over the lost boys and peter.

Wendy Syndrome:  (Nicky) -Yes there is a wendy syndrome -Women who act as a motherly figure for their friends -[|The Wendy Syndrome] -She chooses to grow up and become an adult, unlike Peter who decides to never grow up -[|Psychological Point of View] -At the end of the book, Wendy does the right thing and decides to go home with her brothers, although Peter did the wrong thing and closed the door at their house -Even though Wendy did grow up and become a mother herself, Peter still came back every now and then for “spring cleaning”.