Peter Pan as Seen by James Barrie (Original Text) and P.J. Hogan (2003 Film) Anonymous College

Peter Pan was originally written by James Barrie, in play form. Later on, he converted it into the children’s book that is popular today. There have been many adaptations of this book, including a movie of the same title made in 2003 by P.J. Hogan. While this movie shares many similarities with the original story, it does take some creative liberties to update the movie to better fit the 21st century audience. Some of these changes include the redesign of Wendy Darling’s character, the romantic relationship between her and Peter, and how Hook is portrayed as a darker, more sexualized character.

One of the main differences between the movie adaptation and the book is how Hogan has updated Wendy’s character to better represent young women in the 21st century. In the book, Wendy is obsessed with playing housewife and wanting to become a mother. Once she gets toNeverland she and Peter play the role of the parents of the Lost Boys and Wendy’s brothers. She disciplined them, gave them medicine, and treated them as her own children. Even when the boys were playing and having adventures, she would stay in the home and clean and darn the boys' clothes. In the movie adaptation, Wendy is far less infatuated with the idea of being a...