My son is a big fan of the movie, so I've seen it a lot, lately...like, a lot. My wife and I discuss the place in history of it, and here's what we get.
Peter is a Prophet. Regardless of how old he really is, he's a spirit of youth. He takes on the adult Pirates and wins through sheer moral superiority. (And let's note that in Hook, we have the ultimate in ever-youthful Prophets, Robin Williams, becoming a "pirate" himself and being forced to return to his youthful exuberance to beat the (Silent) Dustin Hoffman as Captain Hook.)
Wendy appears to be a Prophet herself, preparing Pan's way and extolling his virtues to her brothers. They and especially the Lost Boys are Reactives - I've heard that generation in England called the Incorrigibles - causing trouble and not quite come into their positive aspects - certainly not as "good" as Peter.
And of course, "All this has happened before, and it all will happen again."
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