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"You need not be sorry for her. She was one of the kind that likes to grow up. In the end she grew up of her own free will a day quicker than the other girls."
J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan

Wendy Moira Angela Darling is the cute, sweet and very beautiful female protagonist of Peter Pan and Wendy by J. M. Barrie, and in most adaptations in other media.

History

Wendy belonged to a middle class London household of that era, and was the daughter of George Darling, a short-tempered and pompous bank/office worker, and his lovely wife, Mary Darling. Wendy shared a nursery room with her two brothers, Michael and John. At some point, she and her brothers began seeing Peter in their dreams. Eventually, she met Peter Pan one night, and helped him sew his shadow back on. She tells Peter she knows many more stories, which caused Peter to want to take her to [[[Neverland]]. Peter and the tribe of Lost Boys who dwell in Neverland wanted her to be their "mother" (a role they remember only vaguely), a request she tentatively accedes to, performing various domestic tasks for them.

She eventually realized that she and her brothers must go home, or risk their parents giving up on them ever returning, and them forgetting their parents forever. When leaving, however, she was taken by Captain Hook, along with her brothers and the Lost Boys. Forced to become a pirate or die, Peter soon came to the rescue, and saved the children. Wendy was brought back to London, and left Neverland forever, but never forgetting her adventures

In a later added ending, Wendy grew and married, and had a daughter, Jane. When Peter returned looking for Wendy (not understanding that she would no longer be a young girl, as time escapes him while he is in the Neverland), he met Jane; and Wendy lets her daughter go off with him, apparently trusting her to make the same choices.

Personality

In addition to her cuteness, sweetness and beauty, she loves to tell stories and make believe. However, she is also the only one concerned as she realizes her brothers are forgetting their real parents, and is the one who decides they must go back home, even though she has faith the window will always be kept open for their return.

Adaptions

Main article: Wendy Darling (disambiguation)

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-[[File:3907283_std.jpg|frame|Rachel Hurd-Wood as Wendy in the 2003 live action movie]]
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-'''Wendy Moira Angela Darling''' is a fictional character, the female protagonist of ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_and_Wendy Peter and Wendy]'' by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._M._Barrie J. M. Barrie], and in most adaptations in other media.
+|image = 3374bc9abb5f8f133f7b94597e5e49d6.jpg
+|caption for image (optional) = Art by Courtney Godbey
+|name = Wendy Moira Angela Darling
+|gender = Female
+|race = Human
+|relatives = Parents:<br>[[George Darling]] (father)<br>[[Mary Darling]] (mother)<br>[[John Darling]] (younger brother)<br>[[Michael Darling]] (youngest brother)<br>Edward (husband)<br>[[Jane]] (daughter)
+|allies = [[Peter Pan]]<br>[[The Lost Boys]]<br>[[Tinker Bell]]
+|enemies = [[Captain Hook]]<br>[[Tinker Bell]] (briefly)
+}}
+{{quote|You need not be sorry for her. She was one of the kind that likes to grow up. In the end she grew up of her own free will a day quicker than the other girls.|J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan}}
+'''Wendy Moira Angela Darling''' is the cute, sweet and very beautiful female protagonist of ''[[Peter Pan and Wendy]]'' by [[J. M. Barrie]], and in most adaptations in other media.
-==Background==
+== History ==
-Wendy attends a "kindergarten school" with her younger brothers, meaning a school for pre-adolescent children. Like Peter, in many adaptations of the story she is shown to be on the brink of adolescence. She belongs to a middle class London household of that era, and is the daughter of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Darling_(Peter_Pan_character) George Darling], a short-tempered and pompous bank/office worker, and his wife, Mary. Wendy shares a nursery room with her two brothers, Michael and John.
+Wendy belonged to a middle class London household of that era, and was the daughter of [[George Darling]], a short-tempered and pompous bank/office worker, and his lovely wife, [[Mary Darling]]. Wendy shared a nursery room with her two brothers, Michael and John. At some point, she and her brothers began seeing Peter in their dreams. Eventually, she met Peter Pan one night, and helped him sew his shadow back on. She tells Peter she knows many more stories, which caused Peter to want to take her to [[[Neverland]]. Peter and the tribe of [[Lost Boys]] who dwell in Neverland wanted her to be their "mother" (a role they remember only vaguely), a request she tentatively accedes to, performing various domestic tasks for them.
+She eventually realized that she and her brothers must go home, or risk their parents giving up on them ever returning, and them forgetting their parents forever. When leaving, however, she was taken by [[Captain Hook]], along with her brothers and the [[Lost Boys (Peter Pan)|Lost Boys]]. Forced to become a pirate or die, Peter soon came to the rescue, and saved the children. Wendy was brought back to London, and left Neverland forever, but never forgetting her adventures
-In the Disney version, and the live action 2003 version, her father declares it's time for Wendy to leave the nursery because she is growing up. In the latter, he declares that he wants to become "a man that children fear and adults respect", implying that the children of London are afraid of men like Mr. Darling.
+In a later added ending, Wendy grew and married, and had a daughter, [[Jane]]. When Peter returned looking for Wendy (not understanding that she would no longer be a young girl, as time escapes him while he is in the Neverland), he met Jane; and Wendy lets her daughter go off with him, apparently trusting her to make the same choices.
-==Personality and traits==
-Wendy is the most developed character and is considered by many as the main character. She loves to tell stories and make believe. She has a distaste for adulthood, acquired partly by the example of it set by her father, whom she loves but fears due to his somewhat violent fits of anger. She wants nothing more than to avoid growing up, which is why she takes the chance when it's offered to her by Peter Pan. Wendy finds that this experience brings out her more adult side. Peter and the tribe of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Pan%27s_Lost_Boys Lost Boys] who dwell in Neverland want her to be their "mother" (a role they remember only vaguely), a request she tentatively accedes to, performing various domestic tasks for them. There is also a degree of innocent or implied flirtation with Peter, which cause his fairy Tinker Bell to be jealous. In the original script of Barrie's book, ''Peter and Wendy'', Wendy asks Peter, towards the end of the book, if he would like to speak to her parents about 'a very sweet subject', implying that she would like him to speak to her parents about someday marrying her.
+== Personality ==
-Wendy eventually learns to accept the virtues of adulthood, and returns to London, having decided not to postpone maturity any longer.
+In addition to her cuteness, sweetness and beauty, she loves to tell stories and make believe. However, she is also the only one concerned as she realizes her brothers are forgetting their real parents, and is the one who decides they must go back home, even though she has faith the window will always be kept open for their return.
+== Adaptions ==
-In a later added ending, Wendy has grown up and married, and has a daughter, Jane. When Peter returns looking for Wendy (not understanding that she would no longer be a young girl, as time escapes him while he is in the Neverland), he meets Jane; Wendy lets her daughter go off with him, apparently trusting her to make the same choices. The same scenario later plays out between Jane's daughter, Wendy's granddaughter, Margaret. (We don't actually see this happen. Barrie states [at the very end of the book] that Jane has a daughter, Margaret, who will one day go to the Neverland with Peter Pan, and that the same thing will happen with Margaret's future daughter and future granddaughter, and on and on, for as long as children believe in fairies.) In the book, and in Hook, its said that her little crush on Peter Pan never really goes away. That's the thing about all girls and Peter Pan and what makes him so tragic. Every girl he knows pretty much wants him romantically, that's the whole thing about the hidden kiss in the novel and 03 movie they are always meant for Peter Pan.
+{{Main|Wendy Darling (disambiguation)}}
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-In the Disney version, Wendy is a talkative and somewhat bossy person, who is very much in love with Peter. She even gets jealous when he is kissed by Tiger Lily, the indian princess. [[File:DisneyWendy.jpg|thumb|Head-to-toe illustration of Wendy Darling from Disney's Peter Pan.]]
+== Gallery ==
+[[Wendy Darling (Disambiguation)/Gallery]]
+-->
-In the 2003 live action version, where she is played by Rachel Hurd-Wood, Wendy, realizes that Peter's refusal to grow up is not healthy and he's far from what she thought he would be like and by the end, she wants to grow up. She's aware of her feeling for Peter (more so than any other portrayel of Wendy) and is aware that he loves her too on some level. This film had the theme of Wendy's increasing maturity - a theme brought up by her aunt in a very early scene; and since Hook is taken as an adult variation of Peter, then her brief attachment to him could be seen as signifying the way in which she's beginning to cross over into the world of the adult, leaving childish relationships behind. The film asserts that Wendy is already too grown up for Peter, as there a moment where she anticipates her first kiss, and Peter is clearly not on the same wavelength; but it shows she is still a child because she turns her head for her cheek to be kissed.
+== See also ==
-==See also==
 *[http://Neverpedia.com/pan/Wendy_Darling Wendy Darling] at Neverpedia
 [[Category:Characters]]
-[[Category:Female Characters]]
+[[Category:Book Characters]]
+[[Category:Females]]