lead to a change in the entire world. The fact of the matter is, books can change a person’s life. One way books can change a person’s life is by encouraging them to perform good deeds. The book Pay it Forward exemplifies this perfectly. Catherine Ryan Hyde wrote the non-fiction book to let the world know of an eleven-year old boy named Trevor that decided to make the better place as a school assignment. Since the book came out, the amount of “pay it forward” actions has drastically increased.
forth into their everyday life. My life altering chance encounter was with a 1999 novel written by Catherine Ryan Hyde titled simply, “Pay it Forward”. One night in a very unwelcoming location, Hyde was inspired with the words to write this beautiful novel after two complete strangers rushed to her aid moments before her car was engulfed in flames. Unable to locate the two strangers after the incident, Hyde
screenwriter was Leslie Dixon, known for Overboard, That Old Feeling, Mrs. Doubtfire, Look Who's Talking Now; co writer of The Thomas Crown Affair and Smoke & Mirrors. The basis of this movie is from the best-selling novel Pay It Forward written by Catherine Ryan Hyde. The movie received mixed reviews from film critics the most common was the one written by www.rottentomatoes.com, which said, “Pay It Forward has strong performances from Spacey, Hunt, and Osment, but the movie itself is too emotionally manipulative