Peter Pan Study Set

Vocabulary flashcards derived from the Peter Pan study guide covering point of view, characters, themes, and symbolism.

Third-person omniscient point of view

A perspective where an all-knowing narrator can describe the thoughts and feelings of multiple characters.

Third-person pronouns

Pronouns commonly used in third-person point of view, specifically he, she, and they.

Omniscient narrator

An all-knowing narrator who can reveal multiple characters' thoughts, feelings, motivations, strengths, and weaknesses, as well as create suspense.

Third-person limited point of view

A perspective that mainly follows the thoughts and feelings of one character.

Dramatic irony

A literary occurrence that happens when the reader knows something that a character does not know.

J. M. Barrie

The author of Peter Pan.

Peter Pan

A boy who lives in Neverland and refuses to grow up, who is adventurous, imaginative, brave, and sometimes selfish.

Wendy

A girl who travels to Neverland with Peter and her brothers, who is caring, responsible, imaginative, and begins to recognize the importance of growing up.

Captain Hook

Peter Pan's enemy and the captain of the pirates, who is determined to defeat Peter and is afraid of the crocodile.

Tinker Bell

Peter Pan's fairy companion, who is loyal to Peter but can also be jealous and impulsive.

Lost Boys

Boys who live in Neverland with Peter and have no mothers.

Major theme of Peter Pan

Growing up and the contrast between childhood and adulthood.

Neverland

A setting that represents childhood, imagination, freedom, adventure, and a world without the responsibilities of adulthood.

Wendy's desire to return home

A thematic element that represents the importance of family, home, responsibility, and growing up.

Peter's refusal to grow up

A thematic element that represents the desire to remain a child and avoid the responsibilities and changes that come with adulthood.

Identify point of view

To name the point of view, such as stating that Peter Pan is written in third-person omniscient point of view.

Analyze point of view

To explain how the point of view affects the reader's understanding of the characters and events.