In 1953, Disney released the classic cartoon tale Peter Pan. The movie has become a staple in American children’s film. Despite what one might think, Peter Pan contains blatant sexual stereotypes and constantly portrays females as conniving and jealous.

Tinker Bell’s jealousy of Peter and Wendy’s friendship portrays the most obvious case of jealousy in Peter Pan. Throughout the movie, whenever a third party mentions Wendy, Tinker Bell turns crimson red and gets infuriated at just the thought of her. Even before Tinker Bell meets Wendy, she gets agitated at just the sight of Peter talking to her. During the scene where Peter is first introduced to the audience, Wendy tries to give Peter a kiss because he complimented her stories. Tinker Bell will not allow this and flies towards Wendy to pull on her hair, pr

Later in the movie, Tinker Bell transcends jealousy and actually tries to get rid of Wendy any way she can. Tinker Bell even tells the “lost boys” that Peter gave orders to shoot Wendy out of the sky. The lost boys believe Tinker Bell and shoot Wendy, but she is not hurt because Peter flies over and catches her before she falls to the ground. Tinker Bell reacts to Peter’s heroism with disappointment, Then openly admits that she tried to have Wendy killed. This suggests that she feels no remorse for almost killing Wendy since she never apologized for her actions. Later in the film, Tinker Bell agrees to show Captain Hook Peter’s hideout if he will take Wendy away to sea with him. Tinker Bell’s obsession with getting rid of Wendy drove her to trusting her sworn enemy. Mr. Smee, Captain Hook’s right hand man, encapsulate Tinker Bell’s attitude best when he told Captain Hook, “Peter Pan ban

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