Question

note: wendy darling and her siblings visit an imagined place called neverland. there, they meet peter pan and the lost boys, who do not have parents. when the darlings leave neverland, they bring the lost boys back to london with them. peter visits wendy many years later. 1. michael came close to wendy and whispered, with a shiver, perhaps there is no such person, wendy? and then wendy would have cried if michael had not been crying. 2. peter came next spring cleaning; and the strange thing was that he never knew he had missed a year. 3. that was the last time the girl wendy ever saw him. for a little longer she tried for his sake not to have growing - pains, and she felt she was untrue to him when she got a prize for general knowledge. but the years came and went without bringing the which theme is developed in the text? a. growing up means forgetting the joys of childhood. b. adults should try to remain as child - like as possible. c. childhood cannot last forever. d. all children are imaginative, innocent, and heartless. reset next

Explanation:

The text mentions Wendy growing up, getting a prize for general knowledge, and having growing - pains, which implies that growing up means leaving behind the joys of childhood like the time in Neverland with Peter and the Lost Boys.

Answer:

A. Growing up means forgetting the joys of childhood.