1 Describe a key relationship between two or more characters or individuals in the text. Explain how this relationship helped you to understand at least one of these characters or individuals.
Relationship between Peekay and Doc.
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1 Describe a key relationship between two or more characters or individuals in the text. Explain how this relationship helped you to understand at least one of these characters or individuals.
Relationship between Peekay and Doc.
How the relationship helped me understand Peekay.
| Paragraph topic | Detail- Prove statement | Evidence/quotes (class blog, class shared doc) |
| 1 -The way Peekay looked up to Doc/ listened to Doc | Doc was a role model to Peekay, and Doc took pride in that. Because Peekay looked up to him Doc made sure to share his best advice.The relationship between them really helped me understand Peekay because science nobody really cared about peekay in the beginning, you really saw a change in him when he met Doc and the time he spent with him. | “I learned that in each of us there burns a flame of independence that must never be allowed to go out. That as long as it exists within us we cannot be destroyed. Besides love, independence of thought is the greatest gift an adult can give a child. |
| 2- Doc made peekay think logically | Peekay really grew as a person throughout the book. He already was quite knowledgeable but Doc really extended him. He taught him about life and to think about what he was doing and what effects it could have. | To be smart is not a sin. But to be smart and not use it, that, Peekay, is a sin.” .“Always you should go to the source, to the face of the rock, to the beginning. The more you know, the more you can control your destiny.” If nobody is dirty and nobody works in heaven and black and white are equal, why then can’t they live in the same place?’The power of one was the courage to remain separate, to think through to the truth and not to be beguiled by convention or the plausible arguments of those who expect to maintain power, whatever the cost.’ |
| 3 Docs death and how it affected Peekay | Because he was such an important part of Peekays’ life. Doc’s death affected him in a way which he may of never felt before. AS the days went on the sadness remained but he got better and he was happy that Doc. | “Doc’s death had left me completely numb. I went through the motions but it was as though I had lost my centre of gravity.”“The pain was all inside, deep and dull and I knew it was this that made me feel numb. I felt i would never be quite the same again, That I could never love again.”“I had done my crying for doc and the note gave me comfort. Doc was safe and where he wanted to be and his secret would be kept forever.” |
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