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One of the qualities Barrie portrays in his child characters is forgetfulness. What role does this quality play, both in the story and thematically?
The more time they spend in Neverland, the more Wendy and her brothers forget about their lives before, and about their 'real' parents. Wendy is most concerned about this, and tries to drill the facts about their real lives into her brother's heads. For Wendy, remembering keeps her connected, and makes her want to return home.
It's thematically interesting, because it plays on the real quality of memory for children. Of course most children at this age forget the things that happened in their early days, simply because of the...
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