Co-Narrating Like a Child: Adding the "Blots" and "Interesting Bits" to Peter Pan

This article argues that in Peter and Wendy, Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, and "The Blot on Peter Pan," J. M. Barrie employs fictional children as model readers for adults. Using a device that I call "co-narration," Barrie invites adult readers to take the position of child collaborators and imitate their creative process of adding new material to the story. I argue that Barrie's use of a co-narrator contributes to the ongoing continuation and evolution of Peter Pan, a story that—like its titular character—never gets old.