Wendy Darling

From Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie
Wendy embodies the maternal instinct and the threshold between childhood and adulthood; she is both child and proto-mother to the Lost Boys.
Chapter 1

Wendy's foundational moment at age two when her mother realizes she 'must grow up' — the novel's thematic seed.

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Chapter 6

The Lost Boys shoot down the 'Wendy bird' with arrows; she is then established as their mother figure in Neverland.

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Chapter 10

'The Happy Home' — Wendy plays mother in the underground house, sewing and telling bedtime stories.

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