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Peter Pan characters

Who's who in Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie: meet the 11 main characters, see how they connect, and open a detailed profile for each.

11 illustrated profiles

Meet the cast

Portrait of Tiger Lily from Peter Pan

Tiger Lily

Also known as the Indian princess

A brave and spirited princess of the Native American tribe in Neverland. She is a skilled warrior and a close ally to Peter Pan.

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The story these characters live in

Peter Pan, also known as Peter and Wendy, is a playful fantasy novel about childhood, family life, and the pull of an impossible elsewhere. It begins in the Darling household, where Wendy, John, and Michael are raised by their loving parents and unusually capable nurse, Nana, a Newfoundland dog. Beneath this orderly domestic world lies the Neverland: a shifting island of lagoons, forests, caves, strange creatures, fairies, and dangerous adventures. Peter Pan is already a vivid presence in the children’s thoughts, a boy who refuses to grow up and may visit the nursery by night.

J. M. Barrie’s prose is witty, whimsical, and richly imaginative, with a narrator who speaks directly to the reader, interrupts himself, and treats children’s play as a kind of serious magic. The book balances affectionate family comedy with unease, mystery, and the darker edges of fantasy, including pirates and peril. Its lively digressions and old-fashioned social details place it firmly in the early twentieth-century tradition of children’s literature. It will appeal to readers who enjoy imaginative worlds, mischievous characters, fairy tales, and stories that view childhood as both enchanting and puzzling.

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