Comparing Doc And Peekay's Life

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In chapter 8, there are many things that Doc teaches Peekay - the most obvious of these things being music. But throughout the chapter, Peekay grows to learn more from Doc than he could ever imagine- especially in the little time he’d had since they’d first met. Doc is a Professor, a teacher of music, but almost even more apparent than that is his love for photography, and most of all, learning. In the many weeks when Doc and Peekay get to know each other, Peekay grows to love to learn as well. The first summer the two friends spent together, Doc gave Peekay some very wise words. He said, “Always listen to yourself, Peekay. It is better to be wrong than simply to follow convention. If you are wrong, no matter, you have learned something and

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