# Memory and Forgetting in Peter and Wendy

> Theme guide for Peter and Wendy by J. M. Barrie.

Peter's inability to remember past adventures or people, and Wendy's gradual forgetting of her childhood, illustrate how memory shapes identity and how growing up often involves losing the past.

## Where it surfaces

- [The Home Under the Ground](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/peter_and_wendy_se/chapters/vii-the-home-under-the-ground): Wendy and the boys struggle to remember their parents, as shown by the examination papers and the past-tense questions, indicating gradual forgetting.
- [When Wendy Grew Up](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/peter_and_wendy_se/chapters/xvii-when-wendy-grew-up): Wendy struggles to remember flying and the past, while Peter forgets the passage of time.

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/peter_and_wendy_se/themes/memory_and_forgetting
- Themes index: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/peter_and_wendy_se/themes