People always forget that Wendy, not Peter Pan, is the protagonist of the story.
Following that same logic, the prince would be the protagonist in The Little Mermaid and thatās not true. Heās one of the main characters, yes. But not ātheā protagonist as if he were the main character.ļæ¼ļæ¼ The main character in The Little Mermaid is the little mermaid, the same way the main character in Peter Pan is Peter Pan.ļæ¼ļæ¼
No?
Wendy is the main character in Peter Pan because she is the one the story is about. Her actions drive the main plot, and she’s the one who has goals and a character arc and changes as the story progresses.
I don’t see how you say this is like calling the prince the main character of the Little Mermaid at all.
Please note I’m speaking of the actual Peter Pan story here, not the disney movie called Peter Pan.
If Wendyļæ¼ is the main character, then why didļæ¼ J.M. Barrie titled his original work āPeter Pan, or the boy who wouldnāt grow up.ā ?
It would have taken for Peter to enter a different house and Wendy wouldnāt have appeared in the story at all.ļæ¼
And about her being the one who changes in the story. Of course heās not going to change. Thatās the essence of the character, I mean āļæ¼the boy who wouldnāt grow upā says it all.
I hate to tell you this but the original story is called Peter and Wendy.
And the version before that is called The Little White Bird.
“Oh yeah, then why is it called Peter Pan?”
That’s like saying Emma from “When Marnie Was There” isn’t the main character because she’s not the title character even though it’s following Emma’s story.
As we all know, the protagonist of the Great Gastby is Gatsby. (sarcasm)
