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AbriefanalysisofcharactersofPeterPanAbstract:PeterPan,byJamesMatthewBarrie,isafamouschildrenliterature.Thewholestoryhasseventeenchapters,whichauthordividedintothreeparts.Thefirstpartisfromthebeginningtochapter4whichtellsusthatPeterPanbreaksthroughWendy’shouseandtakessheandhertwobrotherstotheNeverland.Thesecondoneisthemainbodyofthestoryfromchapter5tochapter15,whichdescribestheamazingandadventurouslifeintheNeverland.ThelasttwochaptersindicatethatfinallyWendychoosestogobackhomeandchoosetogrowup.Thispaperattemptstotalkaboutthosecharactersinthestoryandanalyseswhatthosecharactersreallystandfor.Inthispaper,authorthinkJamesBarriewantedtoexpressthelongingforthecarefreeandartlesschildhoodthroughcreatingthecharacters.Meanwhile,authorwantstohelpreadersgetdeepintothestorythroughtheimageanalysis.Keywords:character。image。childhood。reality《彼得·潘》人物简要分析摘要：《彼得·潘》是英国著名小说家剧作家詹姆斯·巴里的代表作。本书共17个章节，笔者按照故事内容将其分为三个部分。第一个部分是第一到第四章，讲述的是彼得潘闯进了温蒂的房子并把她和她的两个弟弟一起带到梦幻岛。第二个部分是故事的中心描述的是在梦幻岛上孩子们经历的奇妙的但又冒险的生活。最后一个部分温蒂最终离开了梦幻岛选择长大成人。本文着重分析故事主要人物以及他们所代表的含义，因为笔者相信巴里先生是通过这些人物的塑造来体现他一生追求童真对美好的无忧无虑的童年的回忆的主旨。并且，笔者也将通过人物的简要分析是读者们更深层次的理解故事的主旨。关键词：人物性格；意象；童年；现实IntroductionPeterPanwasthemasterpieceofJamesBarriewhowasafamousBritishnovelistandplaywright.PeterPanisapieceofclassicchildrenliterature.Thebeginningofthestory“Allchildren,exceptone,growup.”[1]indicatesthemainthemeconnectstothegrowthofchildren.PeterPanisaboywhonevergrowup,andheliveswithfairiesintheNeverland-whereanislandcontainseveryamazingthingslikemermaids,Indianswithredskin,monsters.TogetherwithPeter,thereareagangofLostBoys“whofalloutoftheirpramwhenthenurseislookinginotherway.IftheyarenotclaimedinsevendaystheyaresentfarawaytotheNeverland.”Meanwhile,thepirates’captainisJamesHookwithhislefthandcutbyPeterwhoisthebiggestadversarytoPeterPanandalwayswantstokillhim.Oneday,PeterbrokethroughWendy’shouseandinvitedherandherbrotherstostayintheNeverland.Then,WendybecamethemothertoPeteraswellastheLostBoys.Theyplayedeverydaycarefreely,buildingtheundergroundedhouse,playingwiththemermaids,inalliancewiththered-skinnedIndians,andtheyhadagreatfightwiththePirates.Untiloneday,Wendywastiedofplaying,decidingtogoback,alsosheconvincedalltheLostBoysbacktotherealworld.Petersentthembackbutherefusedtosay.Wendy,John,MichaelandalltheLostBoyswerehavingafamilyexceptPeter.“Therecouldnothavebeenaloveliersight。buttherewasnonetoseeitexceptalittleboywhowasstaringinatthewindow.Hehadhadecstasiesinnumerablethatotherchildrencanneverknow。buthewaslookingthroughthewindowattheonejoyfromwhichhemustbeforeverbarred.”[2]Fewyearslater,Wendybecameabeautifulladyandhadababy.PetercametoWendy’shouseagainandsadlytofindthatWendyhadgrownup.PetertookWendy’sdaughterJanetotheNeverlandtobecomehismothertellinghimstories.AfterJanegrewup,shehaddaughter,too.AndPetertookhertotheNeverland,either.“Thus,itwillgoon,solongaschildrenaregayandinnocentandheartless.”[3]1.ThebackgroundofPeterPanBarriehasapureheartpursingtheinnocenceallhislife.Heholdstheviewthatchildrenshouldhavethecarefreetime,andmanynever-stoppingdreams.TogetherwithchildrenwastheonlyhappythingtoBarrieintherealworld.Ifhislifetime,hewasseekingthespiritualrealmwhichisassimpleaschildren,havingthemostreallaughandtaintfromthecrucialreality.Hefirmlybelievesthatbeforechildrengrowup,theyarethemostkind-heartedangel.WhenmovedtoLondon,BarrielivednearKensingtonParkwherehemademostofhisworks.Oneday,Barriebrushedanewidealwhenhesawtherewerefourverycutelittleboysplayingonthegrass.Theybuiltthecastlewithbranches,thespringsandstreamsasriversandlakes,wavingtreebranchesandsmallprops,playingtheprincesanddemonsinthefairytales.Barrieimpressedbytheirgameandwasinvitedtoplaywiththem.Endlessinspirationasspring-likemurmur,Barrydescribedthefourchildrenintoalife-likefairytalecharacters,amongthem,themostactiveandmostrebelliousboyPeterbecomingthemaincharacterPeterPan.Andthename”Wendy””John””Michael”werefromothers.Actually,anotherboy’sencounterwastherealreasonwhyBarriewantedtowritethisstory.Theboy’snamewasPeter,either,whowastheonlychildofBarrie’sneighborDavis.“Thedeathofhisfatherinhisthirteenwasahugestriketothelittleboy.Hehadtoshoulderthehitandfacethecrucialrealityquiteearly,also,thedistrusttoadultsbyhisfather’sdeathruinedhischildhood.Thusheunwillinglybecameanadultearlierthanofthesameage.”[4]Barriewitnessedthewholethingfeelingsadaboutthelittleboy,whichdrovehimtocreatePeterPan,thenevergrowupboy.2Imageanalysisofmaincharacters2.1PeterPan—thesymbolof“eternalchildhood””Allchildren,exceptone,growup.”[1]Thestorybeginswiththissentence,andfromthiswecanseeitlaidthevalueofclassicfairytales.Therefore,PeterPanbecomesthesymbolof“eternalchildhood”.Thisisnottellingreaderstoresistthenaturalpatternofgrowth,onthecontrary,istopraisethepreciousmemoriesinchildhood,whichisthemostbeautifulmusicoflife.Childrenaretheangelstobringhappinessandhopetotheworld.Atendofthestory,afterWendybroughthisbrothersandtheLostBoysbacktotheDarling’sfamily,“Itissadtohavetosaythatthepowertoflygraduallyleftthem.”[5]“Wantofpractice,theycalledit。butwhatitreallymeantwasthattheynolongerbeliev