Pay It Forward is a novel by Catherine Ryan Hyde, released in 1999 which was adapted into the motion picture Pay It Forward which released theatrically and to DVD in 2000–2001.
Plot summary
When twelve-year-old Trevor McKinney begins eighth grade in Atascadero, California, his social studies teacher gives the class an assignment to devise and put into action a plan that will change the world for the better. Trevor's plan is a charitable program based on the networking of good deeds. He calls his plan "Pay It Forward", which means the recipient of a favor does a favor for three others rather than paying the favor back. However, it needs to be a major favor that the receiver can't complete themselves. Trevor first begins by helping Jerry, a jobless man who was unable to find a home. However, he seemingly forgets to complete three favours and ends up in prison. Next, Trevor directly helps his social studies teacher, Mr. Reuben St. Clair. Finally, he helps Mrs. Greenberg, who however, eventually dies. But without Trevor's knowledge, she had helped three friends by giving them $8,333 in her will. One of them, Matt, meets an injured gangster in an alleyway. After helping the man, it turns out that gangster helped another man, who also spared the life of his lifetime rival as his favour. Seeing the chain, Chris Chandler, a reporter, connects the dots, and finds Trevor. Even further, Trevor's mother, who's father had left, strikes a relationship with Mr. St. Clair, Trevor's Social Studies teacher, and Jerry is heard from again, helping a lady not to commit suicide. The novel details how Trevor's Pay It Forward attempts are successful or not successful and how some of the "Pay It Forward" chains result happenings such as Trevor meeting the President, and Trevor's untimely death, which was made by one last person to help in his Pay It Forward 'project'.
When Trevor McKinney (Haley Joel Osment) begins seventh grade in Las Vegas, Nevada, his social studies teacher Eugene Simonet (Kevin Spacey) gives the class an assignment to devise and put into action a plan that will change the world for the better. Trevor's plan is a charitable program based on the networking of good deeds. He calls his plan "Pay It Forward", which means the recipient of a favor does a favor for three others rather than paying the favor back. However, it needs to be a major favor that the recipient cannot complete themselves.
Trevor does a favor for three people, asking each of them to "pay the favor forward" by doing favors for three other people, and so on, along a branching tree of good deeds. His first good deed is to let a homeless man named Jerry (Jim Caviezel) live in his garage, and Jerry pays the favor forward by doing car repairs for Trevor's mother. Trevor's efforts appear to fail when Jerry relapses into drug addiction, but Jerry pays his debt forward later by talking to a suicidal woman, who is about to jump off the bridge.
Read the news today Five people were killed Our world is going mad And it's hard to understand I close my eyes and hide my face My tears are falling down Our world is a living hell We were born to love Pay it forward and you will see I'm ready to go, I'm ready to fight And my Spirit leads me right I want to see a change I remember the times when I was young Those sunny days seem so far away I see the sky is grey and I can't see the sun I'm longing for a change To face another day We were born to love Pay it forward and you will see Where is my heart Where is my love Where is my heart (Where is your heart) Where is my love (Where is your love) I'm a victim of this time I'm ready to go, I'm ready to fight And my Spirit leads me right I want to see a change I'm ready to go, I'm ready to fight And the Spirit leads me right Love will show the way I'm ready to fight We were born to love
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