Woman, woman, let go of me
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Woman, woman, let go of me
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Description
In the chapter he titled, 'When Wendy Grew Up', J.M. Barrie recalls how Wendy tried, for Peter’s sake, not to have growing pains – and how she even felt untrue to him when she got the prize for general knowledge. But the years came and went without bringing the careless boy and Wendy eventually grew up and got married. If you feel sorry for her, don’t. Barrie tells us that Wendy was the kind of girl that liked growing up and that in the end, “ she grew up of her own free will a day quicker than other girls” (1989:182). All grown up with a daughter of her own, Peter visits her again one night while she’s sitting in front of the fire, darning.
She hears the crow call and the window blows open as of old, Peter dropping to the floor – looking exactly the same as ever.
“He was a little boy, and she was grown up. She huddled by the fire not daring to move, helpless and guilty, a big woman.
‘Hallo, Wendy,’ he said, not noticing any difference, for he was thinking chiefly of himself; and in the dim light her dress might have been the nightgown in which he had seen her first.
‘Hallo, Peter,’ she replied faintly, squeezing herself as small as possible. Something inside her was crying, ‘Woman, woman, let go of me’” (1989: 185 - 186).
She hears the crow call and the window blows open as of old, Peter dropping to the floor – looking exactly the same as ever.
“He was a little boy, and she was grown up. She huddled by the fire not daring to move, helpless and guilty, a big woman.
‘Hallo, Wendy,’ he said, not noticing any difference, for he was thinking chiefly of himself; and in the dim light her dress might have been the nightgown in which he had seen her first.
‘Hallo, Peter,’ she replied faintly, squeezing herself as small as possible. Something inside her was crying, ‘Woman, woman, let go of me’” (1989: 185 - 186).
Creator
J.M. Barrie
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Date Created
1989
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Peter Pan
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arrested development
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carving
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children
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J.M. Barrie
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sapling
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medicine chest
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selfish
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dendrochronology
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growing up
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needlework
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nightgown
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echinolone
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responsibility
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molecule
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thimble
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Arte Povera
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