Comparing what I have read in these first few chapters of Peter Pan, I can tell that many aspects of the tale are going to be different from the adaptations that we all know of this beloved story. While the story still includes fantastic details that we all know, Barrie also chooses to include realistic details of the Darling family. I am anxious to see how this story will progress and how similar it will be to the other versions of the tale.

So far, I am slightly confused with Barrie’s writing style and it is going to take some time for me to begin to easily interpreting him. For example, the “Nana” for the children is supposed to be the character that takes care of the Darling children, which I did not realize was actually a dog in the second chapter. Also, I cannot tell what is supposed to be reality and fantasy. For one second, Mrs. Darling is having a dream about Peter Pan in Neverland and in the next second, she is back in reality and trapping Peter’s shadow in the window. I hope that the distinction between the two settings will be easier to differentiate between later in the book.