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Hook was an educated gentlemen who went to Eton college and turned to piracy serving under Blackbeard. He became a man even Long John Silver would be afraid of.

How, why and when he came to Neverland isn’t told, but its implied that he did it because he feared his mortality. Yes, Peter is the only one in Neverland that never grows up, but it seems other people living there age at a much slower rate. Which is why Hook, a pirate of the 18th century if he served under Blackbeard, is still alive in the early 20th century, based on the 1900s year the book is set in.

It’s the true symbolism behind the clock and the crocodile. Time is forever stalking him, like a patient predator, waiting for its chance to strike and consume him completely.

It’s also why he hates Peter so much. Peter not aging while he continues to grow older, albeit at a much slower rate, is a source of jealousy. Time does not stalk Peter.

But Peter cutting off his hand and feeding to the Croc reminded him of his mortality. It set the predator stalking him and reminded hook that time is consuming him, one small piece at a time. He may have delayed it by coming to Neverland, just as he delayed the crocodile being able to easily capture him by the ticking clock being inside it. But he can’t escape it forever.

What Hook fears most is dying.

some food for thought, happy holidays!

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