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Peck is the novel’s antagonist; he’s a 19-year-old boy whom Aimee is dating after being friends with him for years. Peck was part of a gang for a while—that’s where he got his nickname, as his punches are wildly ineffective—but he called off the gang when he started dating Aimee. Though it seems as though Peck has been nice and supportive toward Aimee, Peck is extremely aggressive and selfish when it comes to other guys. Just before the novel begins, Peck voices all of Rufus’s fears that he’s is unlovable and a failure, which is why Rufus is in the process of beating Peck up when he receives his Death-Cast alert. Peck takes a turn toward the morally reprehensible when he calls the police on Rufus and they arrive during Rufus’s funeral. And because Peck doesn’t receive a call from Death-Cast and is incensed that Aimee is possibly breaking up with him, Peck decides that he wants to be the one to kill Rufus. This isn’t a decision that Peck takes lightly—he understands that Aimee will hate him—but he also doesn’t take the time to think seriously about it. He doesn’t consider that shooting Rufus will land him in jail; he only thinks about getting revenge. Ultimately, Peck’s attempt is unsuccessful, and the police arrest him.
Peck/Patrick Gavin Quotes in They Both Die at the End
The They Both Die at the End quotes below are all either spoken by Peck/Patrick Gavin or refer to Peck/Patrick Gavin. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Rufus, 1:18 a.m.
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I don’t wanna think about any of that, I just wanna get to Aimee and say goodbye to the Plutos as the friend they know I am, not the monster I was tonight.
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Mateo, 7:22 a.m.
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I believe him. He’s not monstrous. Monsters don’t come to your home to help you live; they trap you in your bed and eat you alive. “People make mistakes,” I say.
“And my friends are the ones being punished,” Rufus says. “Their last memory of me will be running out the back door from my own funeral because the cops were coming for me. I left them behind... I’ve spent the last four months feeling abandoned by my family dying, and in a split second I did the same damn thing to my new family.”
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The Gang With No Name; 5:36 p.m.
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Death-Cast did not call this gang of boys today, and they’re living as if this means their lives can’t be over while they’re alive. They run through the streets, not caring about traffic, as if they’re invincible against speeding cars and completely untouchable by the law.
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The Plutos, 6:33 p.m.
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You may be born into a family, but you walk into friendships. Some you’ll discover you should put behind you. Others are worth every risk.
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Peck/Patrick Gavin Quotes in They Both Die at the End
The They Both Die at the End quotes below are all either spoken by Peck/Patrick Gavin or refer to Peck/Patrick Gavin. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Rufus, 1:18 a.m.
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I don’t wanna think about any of that, I just wanna get to Aimee and say goodbye to the Plutos as the friend they know I am, not the monster I was tonight.
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Mateo, 7:22 a.m.
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I believe him. He’s not monstrous. Monsters don’t come to your home to help you live; they trap you in your bed and eat you alive. “People make mistakes,” I say.
“And my friends are the ones being punished,” Rufus says. “Their last memory of me will be running out the back door from my own funeral because the cops were coming for me. I left them behind... I’ve spent the last four months feeling abandoned by my family dying, and in a split second I did the same damn thing to my new family.”
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The Gang With No Name; 5:36 p.m.
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Death-Cast did not call this gang of boys today, and they’re living as if this means their lives can’t be over while they’re alive. They run through the streets, not caring about traffic, as if they’re invincible against speeding cars and completely untouchable by the law.
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The Plutos, 6:33 p.m.
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You may be born into a family, but you walk into friendships. Some you’ll discover you should put behind you. Others are worth every risk.
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