Lost Boy: The True Story of Captain Hook

Content Warning: This section features descriptions of graphic violence, murder, child death, grief at the loss of a sibling, and abusive relationships.

Jamie is the protagonist and narrator of Lost Boy. At the beginning of the narrative, he looks like a 12-year-old boy, though he is actually hundreds of years old. He has lived on Peter Pan’s magical island since he was eight. Since then, he has been very gradually aging, though Peter has not yet noticed. Jamie has been on the island longer than any of the other boys, and he knows that he and Peter share a special bond. All of the boys believe that they are special to Peter, but Jamie is the only one who is right. Unlike Peter, however, Jamie is compassionate and wants to take care of the other boys. He takes on a parental role in the novel by guarding the boys’ safety, nursing their injuries, and comforting them when they have nightmares.

Despite his compassion, Jamie is a profoundly violent character who often gives in to his violent urges. For example, he finds outlets for his side of his personality when he beats and kills Nip and murders

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