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Peter Pan syndrome

Peter Pan's name is known to be associated with the Greek god Pan.
 * The significance of Peter Pan's name**

[|Pan] is the Greek god of the wild. He is usually depicted as having the legs of a goat and the body of a human. Joe told me that Satan's appearance is based off of how Pan is depicted, which is rather funny to me. Who would've thought that a god would be the image of an religious figure of evil?


 * What is the Peter Pan Syndrome?**

I feel that Peter Pan syndrome is a delusion seen by people who simple do not want to grow older. They want to be young, agile, and strong, and may act arrogant. [Google Images] If anything, the people who are affected by the Peter Pan syndrome are just lingering in the past. I don't think Peter shows the importance of imagination, nor does he want to escape from adult responsibilities. [Google Images] By being a leader to the lost boys, he's already like an adult himself, he just doesn't realize it. Aside from that, he's all child. His appearance, his train of thought, and his carefree lifestyle. What's concerning to me is that seeing as he's been on the island for probably quite the while now, how many Lost Children have there been? How many went home? How many died? Peter Pan has likely been around death for quite the while which is why he's not afraid of his own death nor the death of his allies. [Google Images] I would associate Peter Pan and the Lost Boys with the [|Pied Piper]. The reasoning to this is because Peter Pan lead children to Neverland, far, far away from their original home, and they usually do not return to their homes, with the exception of Wendy. In the story of the Pied Piper, the Piper had been asked to lead the rat infestation in a town away with his magical instrument. He agreed to act, and made the rats follow him far from the town. When he went back to the town and asked for his payment, the townspeople refused to give him anything. He then became angry and used his instrument to make the children follow him far from the town. This makes you think of how Peter Pan also had an instrument in the Disney rendition of the movie, and he played it before and while leading Wendy and her brothers to Neverland.