What Impact Does Doc Have On Peekay's Life

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“Education is the foundation upon which we build our future.” - Christine Gregoire. This quote is relevant to the novel “The Power of One”. In the novel, Doc was a German scientist who befriended Peekay, a young child in South Africa. Doc played an important role in the novel and Peekay’s life as Peekay grew older and older. Doc positively impacted Peekay’s life in ways that were important to him. This can be seen many times throughout the novel. For instance, Doc taught Peekay everything he knew about topics such as music and science, which went on to help Peekay later in life. Additionally, Doc also taught Peekay many valuable lessons in life. Lastly, Doc gave Peekay the one thing he never truly had: a friend. As stated before, Doc positively impacted Peekay in ways important to him. One of the ways Doc positively impacted Peekay …show more content…

Along with educational lessons about music and science, Doc also taught Peekay many valuable life lessons. The text states “Doc had taught me the value of being the odd man out: the man who senses that there is an essential collective sanity to humans and who assumes the role of the loner, the thinker, and the searching spirit who calls the privileged and powerful to task” (Courtenay 360). Additionally, Doc also taught Peekay that “mystery, not logic, is what gives us hope and keeps us believing in a force greater than our own insignificance” (Courtenay 348). Both of the quotes contain lessons taught to Peekay by Doc. The first quote talks about the value of not being “normal” and how being the odd one out can be a good thing. The second quote explains the importance of mystery and talks about how sometimes, mystery can be more important than logic. These life lessons taught by Doc were important to Peekay because they gave him advice on different aspects of life, for example, being the odd one out, and helped him progress further in

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