He also informs the youngsters that if they dare, they might call him "Oh Captain, my Captain" (the title of a Walt Whitman song about Abraham Lincoln). These illustrations of Mr. Keating's lectures demonstrate to the boys how to think for themselves. In conclusion, Mr. Keating tells the boys that he believes in them and that they can do anything they put their minds to. He then gives each boy a gold watch as an incentive to success. Now you know how Sam Elliott became Mr. Peanut.