... takes a much different approach. Whereas Alcott seeks to grapple with the hardships of everyday life, putting her characters through common situations and conflicts, Barrie writes to escape from reality (class notes, 4/3/03). When Barrie teaches his readers about childhood, he does so through the character of Peter Pan, who "symbolizes the child's reluctance to be absorbed into adult life- (Jan, 68 ... childhood in the novel, such as this passage concerning Neverland: "Of course the Neverland had been make-believe in those days; but it was real now, and there were no night-lights, and i...

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