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Children dream of freedom and independence, even though they are under the control of adults’ authority and the established order. Making this dream come true is impossible, so they project their desire into stories full of adventures. Pirates, as the embodiment of modern violence, who are outlaws committing crimes such as murder, stealing, and scorning for the law and morals, reflect the realization of the dreams children have. The nightmare of Hook’s unfulfilled desire transfers to Peter Pan and reveals Peter’s hidden desire. Jim also has bad dreams after his successful adventure. The main cause of Jim’s nightmare is not because of Silver and the pirates but because of Dr. Levesey and Squire Trelawney. His bad dreams might come from the fear that the noble gentlemen under the disguise of patriotism and morality are in fact greedy for worldly riches, and inevitably Jim himself could become the same kind of middle-class adult with undifferentiated earthly desires.