In the following chapters I see what Dickens is trying to tell us with Mr. Peggotty. Dickens always talks about Mr. Peggotty being  at sea as if that's the place to be. What does this mean? Dickens is trying to show us how imagery connects us with Mr. Peggotty. Although Mr. Peggotty spends much of his time at sea, he lives in a boat near the water with little Emly and Ham. The ironic part is that those kids parents lost there lives at sea. The sea for Mr. Peggotty is all he has to left to offer. It gives him life, as well as a force that can take life away. It's pretty interesting if you think about it.