: For Petya, the sea is a place of adventure and mystery; for Gavrik, it is a source of labor and worry about the next day.
: From a young age, Gavrik has had to make independent decisions and help his grandfather with exhausting labor, such as fishing to survive. This makes him far more mature and grounded in reality than Petya. sochinenie 5 klassa gavrik
: He represents the poor working class. While he is uneducated and does not attend school like Petya, he possesses "street smarts"—knowing how to outwit local officials and navigate the dangerous political climate of the time. Comparison with Petya : For Petya, the sea is a place