It’s no shocker that the timeless tale of Peter Pan has questionable content that kids just shouldn’t be exposed to. Moral messages such as “never grow up…do whatever you want”, “it’s okay to kill”, and “pediphillia”. After all, Peter Pan was named after the greek god of sexual deviance, rape, and torture. We’ll get to that in just a moment. What you might not be aware of though is just how dark the origin of the story truly is. You might want to rethink exposing any young impressionable mind to its rebellious influence.
The story was originally written by James Matthew Barrie born in 1860. He lost his thirteen year old brother in an ice skating accident… His mother never fully recovered mentally from the incident. She would even dress J.M Barrie up as his brother to pretend the boy still lived. Upon growing up, Barrie becomes a writer and in 1891 marries actress Mary Ansell, a marriage that was, in the words of his colleagues…never consummated. Mary has an affair with another writer and the marriage is shattered by divorce. Barrie, devastated by the ordeal, is walking his dog in a nearby park and meets the Davies family. The 1994 film titled “Finding Neverland” with Johnny Depp is based on J.M Barries experience meeting the Davies… A glamorized Hollywood version of course. Nevertheless, Barrie quickly takes to the boys, George, Jack, and baby Peter and becomes a regular visitor at the their household, earning him the title of “uncle Jim”. Barrie uses the Davies family as subjects for his writings and is especially inspired by the young baby Peter, naming the character Peter Pan after him.
Peter Pan made his first official appearance in the book titled “The Little White Bird”, Barrie’s thinly veiled novel about George Llewelyn Davies that, today, with our sensitivity to sexual predators, has a creepy tone. In the book, a boy named David is befriended by the narrator, who pretends to have a son of his own who died. He uses this lie to create empathy with David’s parents. The narrator is particularly excited that David’s mother, Mary, has been duped, which allows him to “take [David] utterly from her and make him mine.” Within the novel, the narrator invents a story about a magical boy named Peter Pan who never grows old, and who lives in Kensington Gardens. The character was then developed into its own book where the story has Peter Pan killing anyone who chooses to grow up.
Now why J.M Barrie created the character after the sexually twisted Greek god Pan is disturbing in and of itself. Even more ironic is that in Barrie’s personal life accusations of foul play began to surface. Claims that the relationship Barrie built with the Davies boys (especially Michael) was of an inappropriate manner. One such letter was written to Michael on his 8th birthday.
“I wish I could be with you and your candles. You can look on me as one of your candles, the one that burns badly — the greasy one that is bent in the middle. But still, hurray, I am Michael’s candle. I wish I could see you putting on the redskin’s clothes for the first time… Dear Michael, I am very fond of you, but don’t tell anybody.”
In an autobiography by Piers Dudgeon, Neverland: J.M. Barrie, the Du Mauriers, and the Dark Side of ‘Peter Pan’, Dudgeon unravels some pretty incriminating evidence that there was more to Barrie’s attachment to the Davies children than simple protective friendship. For example how Barrie became the boys’ guardian after their father and mother died. Arthur Llewelyn Davies died from cancer of the jaw in 1907, and Sylvia died of lung cancer in 1910. Sylvia had left a handwritten document that said: “What I would like would be if Jenny would come to Mary and that the two together would be looking after the boys and the house.” (Mary was the boys’ nanny; Jenny was Mary’s sister.) Barrie transcribed the will himself and sent it to the boys’ maternal grandmother, altering Jenny to Jimmy, so it appeared that Sylvia wished for him to become the boys’ guardian. Intentional, or just a really convenient accident? Regardless, the children became his to care for.
Barrie was also known to have had friendships with other children, both before he met the Davies boys and after they had grown up. There has since been accusations that Barrie was a paedophile. One source for the speculation is due to a scene in the novel “The Little White Bird”, in which the protagonist (who resembles Barrie) helps a small boy undress for bed, and at the boy’s request they sleep in the same bed.
Barrie suffered bereavements with the boys, losing the two to whom he was closest in their early twenties. George was killed in action in 1915, in World War I. Michael, with whom Barrie corresponded daily while at boarding school and university, drowned in 1921, with his friend and possible lover, Rupert Buxton, at a known danger spot at Sandford Lock near Oxford, one month short of his 21st birthday. Some years after Barrie’s death, Peter compiled his Morgue from family letters and papers, interpolated with his own informed comments on his family and their relationship with Barrie. Peter died by throwing himself in front of a train shortly after completing the work.
A statue of Peter Pan was placed in Kensington Gardens, erected secretly overnight for May Morning in 1912, and was supposed to be modelled upon old photographs of Michael dressed as the character. However, the sculptor, Sir George Frampton, used a different child as a model, leaving Barrie disappointed with the result. “It doesn’t show the devil in Peter”, he said.
Our modern idea of what the Devil looks like comes from depictions of Pan with his horns and goat feet. According to the Greek myths, Pan is known for his sexual perversion. This is perhaps the reason modern depictions of him in cartoons and movies show him corrupting the female characters.
Pan’s appearances in films such as chronicles of narnia are simply eerie. When mr. Tumnus takes lucy back to his place and serves her a hallucinogenic drink , he begins to play the Pan pipes and she passes out. When she wakes up… mr. Tumnus is crying. Why, did he do something shameful that made him afterwards cry?
Pan’s appearance in the overtly satanic film “Pan’s Labyrinth” once again show Pan preying upon an innocent little girl.
Disney‘s white washed version of the character has toned down the sexual perversion but still retains the “devil-like” attributes. Enticing the little girl to leave her parents authority and go to a place with no rules… “there is only one thing you have to do… leave home behind and you can never come back”. It’s the same lie Lucifer told the angels in heaven… “don’t you want to go to a place where we don’t ever have to follow the rules… all you have to do is leave home behind and you can never ever come back?” Pans friends, not accidentally called “the lost boys” inhabit an island called “Neverland”. Where “selfishness” and “do what thou wilt” is the rule of the day. Kind of sounds like a similar story where a bunch of “pirates” or “Lost Angels” inhabit this “island in space” called planet earth.
Michael Jackson’s was so obsessed with the story of Peter Pan that he ended up building his own private theme park in his backyard called “Neverland”. Like Barrie, Jackson seems to have an infatuation with the sexual deviant god Pan, as depicted in the artwork hanging in his studio. The painting has jackson surrounded with naked little boys and girls while holding the Pan pipes. His ranch full of sculptures of little boys and girls. The very flag and logo for the Neverland Ranch is of a little boy. Coincidence?? You be the judge.
Needless to say, Disney is simply repackaging this dark tale. In fact, many of the Disney classics are based off of extremely dark books. Entertainment Tonight wrote an entire article outlining the origins of some of these beloved stories.
So don’t get lured into the darkness of Pan. Don’t expose yourself to the rebellious spirit. Instead, open your Bible and behold the greatest story ever told. One of salvation from selfishness and eternal destruction. A story that has the happiest ending of all, a returning home to the gift of eternal life. Now that is something worth believing in.
And as always, remember to pray for people who make these movies. We are all in need of a savior. And like the apostle Peter tells us in 2 Peter 3:9,
“The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.”
The illustration at 2:53–do you know which edition that was from?
Interesting article… at least until they try to shove god down your throat at the end.. i for one dont like to be force fed religion
I know right. It was very interesting indeed until they tried to advertise the bible to you lol.
Plus, the bible has some dark themes too…
It was a great alternative, not advertising. Sorry the Bible is not trendy enough for ya.
This information is crucial…satan and his demons are real. Focus on the message. Focus on what is camouflaged in these movies! Evil exist. And the only thing that can crush and destroy evil from your life and your loved ones life is to believe in The Saviour, The Messiah, The King -> JESUS CHRIST (YAHSHUA) THE NAME of Our CREATOR is YAHVEH. The Deity is YAHVEH-YAHSHUA-HOLY SPIRIT- all are One. http://www.rifikih.webs.com https://the true name.wordpress.com
Interesting that you thought that most of the article was ‘interesting’, but the last part of it was ‘shoving god down your throat’ and ‘force-fed religion’. Weren’t you free to read or not read the entire article…including the last part? Why wasn’t the first part also ‘force-fed’? Hmmmm….just a little biased, are we?
pan wasnt an evil god. he was a god of nature in the ancient greek times. the Catholic church made him into a demonic god, the greeks themselves did not think of him as a demon. Pan was a Shepard, he watched over flocks of sheep and cared for the nature spirits in the time of the ancient greeks.
I kinda feel like this article is biased against peter pan. I realize the evidence given, but it constantly talks about how Pan is lustful and evil, when he really wasn’t. And the bible being force fed to me isn’t helping your case either…
You could at least credit the author that you stole chunks of this article from. Didn’t you ever learn that plagiarism is wrong?
SHUT THE FUCK UP
I never really got these theories of Peter Pan and J.M Barrie. I understand that different people interpret stories differently but there are some interpretations I will never quite understand. That being said, I think this all depends on how you look at things. I’m a Christian female who is almost 23 years old and I still pretend that I left this world for Neverland when I was 16. My version of Peter Pan and Neverland is very different from what most people imagine it to be and I think that is because I am a Christian. For me, Neverland is a place where you can be a child and stay a child forever. You never age in mind or body. There are no worries and everything is simple. Its essentially Heaven without the dying part. And everyone in Neverland is a Christian. Because the fairies told us that God is real. They confirmed that everything in the Bible is true. In my version of the story, there’s this lake in the middle of the island, and if you dive into it, all your dreams will come true. My only dream was/is that I would never lose my innocence. Because of that, I get to live on Earth AND visit Neverland too! That was my original plan, but eventually by the time I was physically 25, I realized that this world is too full of horror, and I left for good. Now I live in Neverland with the natives, but I occasionally visit the Lost boys and girls (yes there’s lost girls too in my version). Sometimes I look up at the sky and see that star that is Earth. And my Native American boyfriend asks me if I would ever want to go back. But I look into his eyes and I say “Never.” Get it? Cuz NEVERland?
UMMMMMMMM I dont know what to say and I read a series that explaining peter pan and IDK what to say.
If you think this article is force feeding you the Bible because it was subtlety metioned at the end….I pray for you.
This was a very well written article.
Here is some force feeding for you:
Psalm 82
Deut 32:8-9
Genesis 6:1-4
1 Enoch 9
Read about Azazel and where he came from. Who he led and the mountain he descended on. The same mountain where a temple to Pan is located as well as temples of worship of other gods. The same mountain where Jesus was transfigured and proclaimed that on that rock He would build His Church and the gates of hell would not withstand it. Jesus knew.
Pan was later renamed by the Greeks not twisted by the Catholics. Pan was here long before there were Greeks or Catholics.
Early Christians took Pan much like everything else to concerns people.
thank u bishhhhhh H;p
Dr Julian Abel Constantine Gojer of Toronto Convicted of Drugging and raping two woman and killing a third one with the drugs he used to render his victims unconscious before raping them. Date fall of 2000. Psychiatrist gets off with a slap on the wrist and works as a psychiatrist regardless of criminal negligence against him.
another peter pan hater
Russell is correct about Pan. The article is written by a religious fanatic that, as usual, twists and distorts everything so you, the reader, believe how horrible what they are ranting about really is. It is articles, I use the term very loosely, like this that make it hard to believe anything written on the Internet.
Regarding mr Tumnus and his crying: Yes, he did something shameful while Lucy was asleep – he betrayed her to the White Witch. It clearly says so.
Also, have you even seen Pan’s Labyrinth? The faun isn’t preying on the innocent girl. He is sent by her father (the fairytale king), and is just a messenger. He is weird and eerie because he’s so inhuman in his appearance, but he’s not evil and he’s definitely not some kind of sexual predator.
No. I believe the person who wrote this is Christian and there must be something in this book that is offensive to Christians.
I checked this article out because I wanted to know whether there was some political analogy in Peter Pan. It was really disturbing to get to the end of the article and realize it was just a way to press religion. I am a Christian, and was bothered greatly by your trickery. I also need to say that your article was misleading and wrong in various points. As stated in another comment, Pan was not who you portrayed him to be. Also, Mr. Tumnus cried because he was trying to kidnap Lucy–there was nothing sexually deviant in “The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe.”
Good video. Confirmed my suspicions
Minus the religious drivel about needing a savior, references to bible verses and incorrect references to Satan as the “devil” or “evil” (“he” actually doesn’t exist), this is a good and thought-provoking post.
Ah man this is gold. You are the embodiment of the “solemn and superficial” people Chesterton speaks of. I deadass thought this was a troll but no wow you’re serious. The last paragraph “open up you bibles instead kiddos” that was gold it had me dying. Hilarious piece you got here. You made me laugh so props to you. Oh ps there’s so much more shit i can talk about the bible but let’s not get into that right now.
I am very scared now this is so true
This article is very interesting but what intrigs me is how this films get into the society this to tell you that the end is near but don’t be scared just believe in our lord jesus and you will be saved so BE PERPARED!!! Will you be amongst those rejoicing with christ or those buring in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. (the promise of the bible and the hope of God’s word is this “the loed jesus will be seen coming down from heaven and will rule with the saints for a thousand years”) revelation 20:4-5
I am so sad people hate the Bible.
Do they not realize it is a history book?
The Bible also says that times will change and as people learn and grow its usefulness will be less required but that leaves it to be a history book.
The Ten Commandments are the only thing that surpass time and culture.
Do people not realize Communism Liberalism Fascism etc… are religions too?
One could make a religion out of anything.
Some say heaven has no religion No terms It is just love.
Comments here are not love but hate
Look in the mirror guys.
lol
Thanks
every single comment i read was all the things i was thinking when i was reading this article it was interesting i give you points for that one, but the point were you brought up the bible killed it for me not trying to hate but this is just my opinion
I honestly really enjoy reading about the grim original stories and inspirations of common stories that we hear often like Peter Pan, Cinderella, Rapunzel, etc… But if you’re going to write and publish an enitire “artical” about the Dark Origins of Peter Pan would you mind focusing on the dark origins of the Peter Pan? Not about why we should demolish the story entirely from our society and children, not about how ungodly Pan is, and definitely don’t end the article with an entire paragraph on how we should “pray for people who make these movies.”
“Needless to say, Disney is simply repackaging this dark tale. In fact, many of the Disney classics are based off of extremely dark books.”… Well, of course, they are. As far as I know most people realize this. I personally think it’s a wonderful thing that they retell these stories (even if some are fairly altered) They are great, grim, beautifully horrendous, heart-wrenching stories.
“So don’t get lured into the darkness of Pan. Don’t expose yourself to the rebellious spirit. Instead, open your Bible and behold the greatest story ever told. One of salvation from selfishness and eternal destruction. A story that has the happiest ending of all, a returning home to the gift of eternal life. Now that is something worth believing in.” First of all, in the Bible weren’t Jesus and his disciples seen as rebels? And personally I disagree with the statement that the Bible is the greatest story ever told but to each their own. Also… “returning home to the gift of eternal life. Now that is something worth believing in.” Peter Pans goals for him and other “lost children” is for them all to live forever, containing your youth and spirit.
That’s all for now, so if you do decide to write more reviews about other pieces of literature and actively try to post judgments about the way that others choose to live, read this first.
I honestly really enjoy reading about the grim original stories and inspirations of common stories that we hear often like Peter Pan, Cinderella, Rapunzel, etc… But if you’re going to write and publish an enitire “artical” about the Dark Origins of Peter Pan would you mind focusing on the dark origins of the Peter Pan? Not about why we should demolish the story entirely from our society and children, not about how ungodly Pan is, and definitely don’t end the article with an entire paragraph on how we should “pray for people who make these movies.”
“Needless to say, Disney is simply repackaging this dark tale. In fact, many of the Disney classics are based off of extremely dark books.”… Well, of course, they are. As far as I know, most people realize this. I personally think it’s a wonderful thing that they retell these stories (even if some are fairly altered) They are great, grim, beautifully horrendous, heart-wrenching stories.
“So don’t get lured into the darkness of Pan. Don’t expose yourself to the rebellious spirit. Instead, open your Bible and behold the greatest story ever told. One of salvation from selfishness and eternal destruction. A story that has the happiest ending of all, a returning home to the gift of eternal life. Now that is something worth believing in.” First of all, in the Bible weren’t Jesus and his disciples seen as rebels? And personally I disagree with the statement that the Bible is the greatest story ever told but to each their own. Also… “returning home to the gift of eternal life. Now that is something worth believing in.” Peter Pans goals for him and other “lost children” is for them all to live forever, containing your youth and spirit.
That’s all for now, so if you do decide to write more reviews about other pieces of literature and actively try to post judgments about the way that others choose to live, read this first.
Remember when the mermaids wanted to drown Wendy I was shook
Eh? He’s called Peter Pan because he plays the panpipes. That simple. Tumnus cried because he’d betrayed Lucy Pevensie to the White Witch out of fear, an act for which he repented, made amends, suffered and was then redeemed for. Not because he felt her up while she was asleep!! C.S. Lewis was just about the most overtly Christian author in western history, outside of the Bible. The fact that you view his blindingly obvious Christian allegory to be something satanic rather speaks of your intelligence overall.