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Renée is Chet’s late wife, Bryce’s grandmother, and Patsy’s mother. Though she doesn’t appear directly in the novel, Chet likens her headstrong, passionate spirit to Juli’s. In this sense, Renée is a kind of spiritual predecessor to Juli, and Chet’s deep love and admiration for her foreshadows Bryce’s eventual realization of his own feelings for Juli.
Renée Quotes in Flipped
The Flipped quotes below are all either spoken by Renée or refer to Renée. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 13: Flipped Quotes
“No, Bryce,” he said softly. “She’s the same as she’s always been; you’re the one who’s changed.” [...] “And, son, from here on out, you’ll never be the same again.”
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Renée Character Timeline in Flipped
The timeline below shows where the character Renée appears in Flipped. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 7: Get a Grip, Man
...around. She tells him Chet said she reminded him of his late wife, Bryce’s grandmother Renée, though Bryce himself has a hard time seeing the resemblance.
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Chapter 8: The Yard
...and the egg situation, and Chet confides that she reminds him of his late wife, Renée, who was just as strong-willed. He also reveals that he was engaged to another woman...
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