Showing posts with label pirates. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pirates. Show all posts

Sunday, February 1, 2015

Peter Pan




•1904 play and 1911 novel by James Barrie
•Major theme: the conflict between the innocence of childhood and the responsibility of adulthood
•Traditionally in the play, a woman plays the part of Peter Pan and an actor plays both Mr. Darling and Captain Hook





Treasure Island


•1883 adventure novel by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson
•First serialized in a children’s magazine
•Also considered a coming-of-age story
•Known for its atmosphere, characters, and action
•Greatly influenced modern perceptions of pirates, including such elements as treasure maps, schooners, the Black Spot, and parrots on their shoulders