A Rant Concerning Peter Pan

     People always make fun of me when they ask me what my favorite book is, and I reply with, "Peter Pan." They scoff, because clearly a "children's book" isn't of literary credit. But what they don't know is that the original book, by J. M. Barrie, is far from a children's fairy tale. Cursing, orgies, horrible fighting, and deaths all occur in the book at least once. It wasn't intended for children. It was intended for people like me. Adults who long for childhood, who love submersing themselves in an imaginary world where you never have to grow up. But it's not just that. The lessons, the morals, the entire story line are all perfect. The book is the epitome of perfection. So the next time you ask me what my favorite book is, you should probably read it before you critique me. The original is far from the fairy tale it has become and is known as today.