Peter utterly forgets that he was crying a moment ago. Peter says this because he “was already of the opinion that he had never cried in his life” (Barrie 10). For example, when Wendy warns him that sewing his shadow might hurt, the boy replies “Oh, I shan’t cry”. The boy easily forgets what happened to him and lives in the now. Specific perception of time that Peter possesses is closely connected with his self-consciousness. When he is asked about his age, he replies “I don’t know… “but I am quite young” (Barrie 23). Peter does not have a concept of exact time and time flow. Peter is self-centered to the extent that prevents him from following the course of events. The first proposition about Peter Pan is a little boy who whom there is no past and no future. Numerous adventures disclose different traits of Peter’s character, showing him as an adult person rather than a “lovely boy.” The character of the boy is determined by his connection with the world of magic and the Neverland island in particular. He is described as “a lovely boy, clad in skeleton leaves and the juices that ooze out of trees but the most entrancing thing about him was that he had all his first teeth” (Barrie 10). In his physical appearance, Peter Pan does not differ greatly from the ordinary children. Barrie introduces his character as an ordinary boy.
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