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 that’s not true. He’s one of the main characters, yes. But not “the” protagonist as if he were the main character. The main character in The Little Mermaid is the little mermaid, the same way the main character in Peter Pan is Peter Pan.
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 Wendy is the main character, then why did J.M. Barrie titled his original work “Peter Pan, or the boy who wouldn’t grow up.” ?
It would have taken for Peter to enter a different house and Wendy wouldn’t have appeared in the story at all.
And about her being the one who changes in the story. Of course he’s not going to change. That’s the essence of the character, I mean “the boy who wouldn’t grow up” 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.
