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read the source of the allusion.
in a j. m. barrie novel, the character peter pan retreats to neverland and refuses to grow up.
what is the meaning of the allusion in the sentence below?
pam told her friends that jayden was a typical peter pan type.
a person who believes that he can fly
a person who wont take on adult responsibilities
The allusion draws from J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan, who refuses to grow up and avoid adult maturity. Describing someone as a "Peter Pan type" references this core trait of shirking adult responsibilities, not the literal ability to fly.
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a person who won't take on adult responsibilities