Trevor, an 11-year-old boy, is given a school assignment to enact a plan to change the world for the better. He devises the concept of "paying it forward" by doing good deeds for others without the expectation of direct reward or repayment. His idea sparks a chain of people helping strangers in need. However, Trevor tragically dies at the end of the movie while saving his friend from bullies.

2. Characters
11 years old, plans ‘‘Pay it forward’’ to pass his social
Trevor studises class. He dies at the end of the movie when
he saves a friend against some bullies.
Gives Trevor’s class an assigment to devise and
Mr. Simmonet put into action that would change the world for
the better. He has scars on his face and torso.
She is an alcoholic that is trying to get
Arlene (Trevor’s Mom) sober, she has to jobs and falls in love with
Mr. Simmonet.
Lives in Trevor’s garage for a while and pays the favor
Jerry forward by doing car repairs to Arlene. He relapses
into drugs but he later safes a suicidal woman.
Is trying to know where did the Pay it
Reporter forward movement started.
Homeless Old Lady (Trevor’s Helped a gang member escape from the
police and told him about pay it forward.
Grandma)

3. The Movie is About
• Trevor's school assignment marks the beginning of the story's chronology, but the
opening scene in the film shows one of the later favors in the "pay it forward" tree, in
which a man gives a car to Los Angeles journalist Chris Chandler. As the film
proceeds, Chandler traces the chain of favors back to its origin in Trevor's school
project. After her date with Mr Simmonet, Arlene paid Trevor's favor forward by
forgiving her own mother for her mistakes in raising Arlene, and Grace, who is
homeless, helped a gang member escape from the police. The gang member then
saved a girl's life, and the girl's father gave Chandler his new car.
• After finding Trevor, Arlene begins to pursue Mr. Simmonet but he has burn marks
visible on his neck and face, and he initially resists Arlene's overtures when they are
together he abandons their relationship when her alcoholic ex-husband returns to
her, claiming to have given up drinking. Ricky's return angers Eugene, whose own
mother had a habit of taking his abusive, alcoholic father back. He explains that his
father intentionally burned him, and he warns Arlene of Ricky's potential to abuse
Trevor. When Ricky resumes his abusive behavior, Arlene realizes her mistake and
asks him to leave again.
• Chandler finally identifies Trevor as the originator of "pay it forward" and conducts a
recorded interview in which Trevor describes his hopes and concerns for the
project. Trevor dies at the end saving his friend from bullies.