1. In literature, realism is not everything. Consider the continuous popularity of Peter Pan from its first appearance to the present. Some deviations from realism are simply the result of bad writing; others are intentional and make a point, have meaning. What are some meaningful deviations from realism in Peter Pan? What meaning does flying have, for instance?

1. 现实并非文学作品的全部，想想《彼得潘》从首次出版到现在依然人气不减，就知道非现实也有广阔的市场。虽然，非现实的描写有时候只是作者文笔太差，但更多时候是作者为表他情而有意为之。在《彼得潘》里，有哪些有意义的非现实描写？例如，“飞行”有什么涵义？

2. What is satisfying about the fantasy of a boy who never grows up? Does this conceit tap into something deep within all of us? 2. “一个永远不会长大的男孩”的幻想为什么让人感到愉悦？这个幻想之所以让读者愉悦，甚至乎与彼得潘一同洋洋得意，是因为它触动了我们的内心深处吗？

3. Is Peter Pan just for boys, or could girls enjoy it too? What is there in this tale for a girl to identify with? What is there to awaken a girl’s imagination? 3. 《彼得潘》只适合男孩阅读吗？还是说女孩也一样能从中得到阅读乐趣？彼得潘的故事在哪些方面能让女孩有共鸣？有哪些情节能激发女孩的想象？

4. How would the ways in which a child and an adult experience Peter Pan differ? Can a child understand the longing for childhood in the novel as much as an adult? Can an adult sympathize with Peter’s inability to grow up? 4. 小孩与大人在阅读《彼得潘》时所感受到的意趣有什么不同？小说中所展现的对童年的渴望，小孩能够和大人一样理解这种渴望吗？大人能够理解彼得无法长大的心情吗？

5. Critics often speak of a dark substratum in Peter Pan. Do you see it or feel it? If it’s there, what is its source? Might incidents in Barrie’s life have had something to do with it? 5. 批评家常常提到《彼得潘》有着阴暗的底色。你有读到或者感受到吗？如果这样的阴暗面存在，它的来源是哪里？ 作者詹姆斯·巴里的人生经历可能与之有关联吗？

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