Peter and Wendy · Character

Tootles

The sweet, unlucky Lost Boy who misses nearly every adventure, yet grows into the wigged judge emerging from the iron door.

supporting

Also known as Poor kind Tootles, Foolish Tootles, Poor Tootles, So Tootles

First appearance: iii come away come away

As a supporting figure in Peter and Wendy, Tootles is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

The most unfortunate and humble lost boy; tricked by Tinker Bell into shooting Wendy with an arrow.

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Tootles is the Lost Boy who always seems to arrive a moment too late, kind-hearted and hapless, forever on the edge of the action rather than in it. His defining quality is a gentle, almost apologetic goodness that the narrator treats with real tenderness, calling him poor kind Tootles. He matters because his exclusion from the great exploits makes the Lost Boys feel like real children rather than a chorus, and because his eventual transformation into a judge gives the story one of its strangest, most satisfying grown-up echoes.

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Character Web

14 connections

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Relationship types

Other

Character groups

Darling Family and Allies
Protagonist

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

This is the story's dramatic climax because it marks the emotional and psychological peak of Wendy's betrayal…

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Tootles appears across 6 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

The Island Come True
The most unfortunate and humble lost boy; tricked by Tinker Bell into shooting Wendy with an arrow.
The Little House
Admits to shooting Wendy, offers his life in atonement, and is forgiven by Peter.
The Home Under the Ground
Participates in the redskin battle, declaring himself a redskin at Peter's command.
X: The Happy Home
Humble and diffident, he unsuccessfully asks to be father, baby, or twin, and offers to do a trick.
Wendy's Story
Tootles defends Wendy when the lost boys threaten to keep her prisoner, drawing his hanger and declaring he will blood anyone who does not behave like an English gentleman.
When Wendy Grew Up
Becomes a judge.

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