![]() ![]() Theme: You can be anything that you want to be if you set your mind to it and not allow barriers such as gender and race to get in the way.Plot: Graces uses her God given gift to overcome a gender and ethnic stereotype that her classmates placed on the role of Peter Pan.Characterization: Grace, an African American girl is portrayed as loving stories and who has the gift of bringing these stories to life through a creative imagination. ![]() Setting: African American girl in an integrated elementary school setting.Grace auditions and is awarded the role of Peter Pan. With the support of her grandmother and her mother Grace realizes that she can be anything she wanted to be. She is told by her classmates that she could not play Peter Pan because she is black and a girl. Grace decided she wanted to be the main character-Peter Pan. Grace’s teacher decided that they would do the play Peter Pan. Summary: Grace has a vibrant creative imagination and she likes to enter into her story world and pretend to be the main character of the stories she encounters. ![]()
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