Peter and The Starcatchers
Basic Novel/Author Info:
- Precursor to Peter Pan
- Was written for Paige Pearson who wanted to know how the flying boy met a certain pirate
Dave Barry
Authors:
Ridley Pearson
Resolution
Go Read The BOOK!
Wait for it....
Intelligent
Clumsy
"Molly had studied enough porpoise to understand the greeting" (Barry, Pearson 88).
"NO!"Shouted Molly, so upset that she spoke in English" (Barry, Pearson. 89).
Molly
The Orphans
Flat characters
Characters
"NOT NOW SMEE!" Shouted Stache. "CAN'T YOU SEE I'M ABOUT TO BLOW THIS MANS BRAINS OUT" (Barry, Pearson 203)!?
Antagonist
Black Stache
Round Character
"He took a breath, rolled, and dove again, aiming , as before, directly at Stache's body watching for the thrust "(Barry, Pearson 436).
"Peter shook his head. "Who d'you mean by 'we'?" he said. "Who are the others? What does this have to do with...." (Barry, Pearson 153).
Peter is clever and cunning
"Peter's plan to get past the guard names Leatherface was simple, but effective. It involved rum" (Barry, Pearson 135).
Peter
"Peter was the leader of the boys because he was the oldest. Or maybe he wasn't. Peter had no idea how old he really was, so he gave himself what ever age suited him, and it suited him to always be one year older than the oldest of his mates" (Barry, Pearson 1).
Protagonist
TONE
Humorous
"Captain Scott, usually unflappable..." (Barry, Pearson 102).
By Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson
"A rat.
In midair.
A rat floating in midair"
(Barry, Pearson 57).
Plot
An Uncharted Island
Setting Two
Settings
Setting One
The NeverLand
"In fact its been leaking since it was back in Scotland; apparently some of it got on a lizard or snake, which transformed in to some sort of gigantic creature , which managed to escape into Loch Ness" (Barry, Pearson 418).
"Yes, about two months ago, a very large quantity of starstuff fell to earth, in Scotland" (Barry, Pearson 165).
Theme
"Her right hand tingled with warmth.
Her hand was tingling where Peter had touched her" (Barry, Pearson 404).
"Peter shook his head. "Who d'you mean by 'we'?" he asked. "Who are the others ? What does this have to do with..."(Barry, Pearson 153).
"PETER!" shouted Molly.
"MOLLY, JUMP!" shouted Peter.
And jump she did, launching herself off the bow of the dory, just as Peter swept overhead, his right hand streched down reaching for her. She, too, reached for him, but his hand only brushed hers for an instant, and he was gone. Molly fell into the water"(Barry, Pearson 402).
Trust no one till you have eaten a bushel of salt with them.
A German Proverb
Conflict
Black Stache was furious..." (Barry, Pearson 202).
Man Vs Man
Communication problems
Presi by Molly Swift