Step 1 : Introduction to the question "Which character was created by author J. M. Barrie?"
...Peter Pan is a character created by Scottish novelist and playwright J. M. Barrie. A mischievous boy who can fly and who never ages, Peter Pan spends his never-ending childhood adventuring on the small island of Neverland as the leader of his gang the Lost Boys, interacting with mermaids, Native Americans, fairies, pirates, and occasionally ordinary children from the world outside of Neverland. On this day in 1904, the play Peter Pan, opened at the Duke of York’s Theater in London. Although Barrie wrote many other plays, none have had the staying power of Peter Pan.