Trevor Paying It Forward Analysis

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throughout the book “Paying It Forward” one character did not give up on their beliefs. a 12 year old boy named, Trevor, is given an assignment. the assignment is to find a way to change the world. trevor comes up with an idea of paying it forward. he demonstrates the power of one individual by, paying it forward, even when he believes his project fails he doesn't stop giving, and by showing others the power of one.

trevor started a movement called paying it forward. his theory was that he would do three random acts of kindness for three people, then those three people would do the same for three more each, and so on. trevor paid it forward to an old woman across the street, his teacher, his mother, and leading to his unfortunate demise,

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