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Tina (Chase’s Mom)
Helene is Chase and Johnny’s four-year-old half-sister, daughter of Frank and Frank’s second wife, Corinne. When the novel begins, Helene fears Chase, who bullied her by tearing the head off her beloved teddy bear and making her cry. Post-accident, amnesiac Chase feels uneasy and guilty about scaring Helene; he tries to befriend her by playing dolls and princess with her, something that his rigidly macho pre-accident self would never have done. At first, Frank criticizes Chase’s willingness to engage in girly activities with Helene; due to Frank’s rigid ideas about traditional masculinity, he believes Chase is wasting time and losing toughness by indulging his little half-sister. Eventually, however, both Frank and Corinne come to appreciate Chase’s attempts to treat Helene better.
Helene Quotes in Restart
The Restart quotes below are all either spoken by Helene or refer to Helene. 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 29: Chase Ambrose Quotes
“I just didn’t know the new you yet. It takes strength to eat the blame and not rat out Aaron and Bear, especially when they more than deserve it. Or to try to make things right with Solway or even the Weber kid, whether they appreciate it or not. You’re strong, all right.”
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Chase is waiting to attend a juvenile court hearing at which he will be tried for stealing Mr. Solway’s Medal of Honor. While he waits, he has a conversation with his father about his decision to return the medal and confess to the theft. Prior to this point in the novel, Frank has expressed a clear preference for the “old” version of Chase, hounding his son to return to football and expressing distaste for his new, un-macho behaviors like joining video club and playing dolls with his little half-sister Helene. At this point, however, Frank finally realizes that the “new,” Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Voluptatem accusantium est. Mollitia eaque ipsa. Perferendis consectetur et. Dicta impedit ut. Ducimus possimus quo. Non inventore in. Eligendi atque placeat. Molestiae earum eum. Libero sit
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Helene Character Timeline in Restart
The timeline below shows where the character Helene appears in Restart. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 1: Chase Ambrose
...concentrates—and recalls an approximately four-year-old girl in a lacy dress. His mom asks whether it’s Helene. When Chase asks who Helene is, Johnny explains that she’s their half-sister. The doctor asks...
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Chase says he doesn’t remember Helene, but the girl was blond. His mom says Helene is a brunette. When Chase asks...
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...a hero; Frank’s boldness discomfits him. He’s introduced to Frank’s wife Corinne and their daughter Helene. Noticing that they seem uneasy, he wonders what he “ever did to them.” Tina demands...
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Chapter 5: Chase Ambrose
...girl in his one memory. Then he realizes the little girl on the playground is Helene. When she falls off the top of the slide, Chase darts toward her, catches her,...
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Chase apologizes to Corinne for frightening Helene. Though Corinne thanks Chase for stopping Helene’s fall, Chase thinks her tone is a little...
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...him, which is what happened to Johnny. Frank drives off, and Chase says goodbye to Helene, who can’t or won’t hold his gaze.
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Chapter 8: Chase Ambrose
...“the place for” him. Someone yells “Champ!” at Chase. It’s Frank, on the bleachers with Helene. He tells Chase that he attends each one of the Hurricanes’ games and that Helene...
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Helene, done playing with her dolls, asks Frank whether they can leave. When Frank says no...
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Chase chats about football with Frank but simultaneously films the doll story that Helene is puppeteering for the camera. When he shows her the footage, she “squeals” happily—which triggers...
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Chapter 14: Chase Ambrose
...Mustang (he wouldn’t “be caught dead in Corinne’s van”). When Chase mentions that he and Helene are friendlier now, Frank pulls a face, says that’s because Chase “played princess with her,”...
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Chapter 18: Chase Ambrose
...what has upset him, Chase thinks about the judge’s extremely negative take on his character, Helene’s fear of him, Corinne’s discomfort around him, and the loyalty that the morally dubious Aaron...
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Chapter 29: Chase Ambrose
...like he’s ruining Johnny’s time at college. Chase also spends time with Frank, Corinne, and Helene. Oddly, Corinne is emotionally supportive and positive about “the kind of person” Chase is. When...
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One day, Chase is helping Helene play with her dolls when he notices Frank filming them on his phone. Chase expresses...
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...Chase’s new personality and recognizes that it makes certain things possible, like Chase’s friendship with Helene, which would never have been possible before. Chase says he thought Frank believed “that kind...
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...Mr. Solway suggests he should thank Corinne instead. Chase spots Corinne near the doorway with Helene, holding the keys to her van. Contemplating all the support he’s received, Chase decides that...
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