Is Peter Pan Chinese?

Question

Is Peter Pan Chinese?

Why is his last name "Pan" if he is not a Chinese?

Answer 1

peter pan was born in gary indiana.... he sang with his four brothers as a kid, and then became a solo superstar, but had several surgeries until his face was very pale, and his nose wasnt even a human nose anymore. he's also been involved in many lawsuits involving small children.

yup.... he's peter pan, he keeps on saying so anyway.....

Answer 2

Now for a truly serious answer!

James Matthew Barrie (1860-1937), Peter Pan's creator, doesn't attribute any race, nationality, skin, hair, or eye color, nor any ethnic or religious background to the boy who never grew up. The name "Pan" most probably refers to the Greek god of hunting, rustic wilds, and music--a Classical reference that most Edwardians would easily grasp. Pop psychology labels young adult men who won't accept adult responsibilities as victims of the "Peter Pan Syndrome".

The character has traditionally been played by androgynous young women, including Mia Farrow, Sandy Duncan, Cathy Rigsby, and Mary Martin supposedly because in 1904 British labor laws forbid child actors from performing on stage past 7 p.m. Of course, this doesn't explain the other juvenile cast members.

Barrie, a London journalist and playwright, reportedly wrote the play after getting to know a Mr. and Mrs. Llewellyn-Davies and their sons, who supposedly served as a model for the "Lost Boys". Some critics have also theorized that Peter Pan is based in part on Barrie's unhappy childhood in Kirremuir, Scotland. Particularly short in stature, Barrie failed to thrive after an older brother's death in a skating accident when J. M. was six-years-old. His mother subsequently ignored her young son, finding comfort in the idea that her favorite child would remain a boy forever.

Answer 3

It was a story by an Englishman so NO!

Actually Pan is a Greek word meaning "all."

Answer 4

It takes place in London, was written by some British dude, and he doesn't look Chinese... So I'd have to conclude that he is not, in fact, Chinese.

Answer 5

It was only "Pan" after he changed it from Panorovich.

What's that tell you?

Answer 6

no, there were red indians in it. so no