Question

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?

Shannon told her friends that Ted was a typical Peter Pan type.



1. a person who won't take on adult responsibilities



2. a person who enjoys spending his free time with his family

Answer 1

1. a person who won't take on adult responsibilities

Step-by-step explanation:

Peter Pan is a person who refuses to grow up to become an adult and stays a child forever. An allusion is a reference to an outside media like a movie or a book.

Saying that Ted was a typical Peter Pan type is saying Ted is like Peter Pan, a person who stays a child and doesn't take on adult responsibilities.