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maria_dedelis 's review for:
Peter Pan
by J.M. Barrie
Ugh, what a racist, sexist and weird book. I wanted to refresh my memory of a childhood story, BUT -
First of all, the depiction of Native Americans was really insulting. Secondly, portraying Wendy as a some sort of mother-motif is extremely misogynistic (to say the least) - the potrayal of what-a-good-woman should be in Victorian times (not to mention, it's often believed to be the only way for a woman NOW - well, maybe that's why the book is still deemed a 'classic' whatever that means), besides putting Wendy and others in the conservative gender roles glorifies the patriarchy and teaches children harmful stereotypes.
Also, Peter Pan himself is a very unlikeable character. Rant over.
First of all, the depiction of Native Americans was really insulting. Secondly, portraying Wendy as a some sort of mother-motif is extremely misogynistic (to say the least) - the potrayal of what-a-good-woman should be in Victorian times (not to mention, it's often believed to be the only way for a woman NOW - well, maybe that's why the book is still deemed a 'classic' whatever that means), besides putting Wendy and others in the conservative gender roles glorifies the patriarchy and teaches children harmful stereotypes.
Also, Peter Pan himself is a very unlikeable character. Rant over.