The house is so nondescript that Barrie advises, "you may dump it down anywhere you like, and if you think it was your house you are very probably right- (87). While this is a particular house, belonging to the Darling family, Barrie assumes that members of his audience recognize and identify with it because they, like the Darlings, are middle class: if they don't live in a house like the Darlings', they know of people who do. ... Says John to his mother, "We are doing an act; we are playing at being you and father- (89), as if gender roles are performed. ... Says Mr Darling to hi...

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