Finding Neverland

After watching a movie with your children or students, we encourage parents and teachers to look for education opportunities to teach with movies. Here are a few discussion topics that can help with lesson plans or teaching in the home.

Grandmother scolds Barrie and asks, “Are you so selfish you cannot see what your friendship has cost my daughter?” How did Barrie’s good intentions hurt Sylvia? Was it really all his fault? Was there any other way he could have helped this widow and her boys? Were the end results worth the price they paid?

Artist license has been used to portray the life of this author, as indicated in the opening credits statement, “Inspired by true events.” To learn more about the real J.M. Barrie, check out the following links: http://www.online-literature.com/barrie/ or http://www.amrep.org/past/peter/peter1.html