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Jack Sheriff
Chris is Tammy’s son and Randy’s nephew. Randy relishes the opportunity to help shape Chris’s, and his sister Laura’s, lives. After Randy finds out that he is dying, he asks Chris and Laura to do the same thing for Randy’s kids that Randy has done for them, taking them on excursions and adventures.
Chris Quotes in The Last Lecture
The The Last Lecture quotes below are all either spoken by Chris or refer to Chris. 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 15 Quotes
While my sister was outlining the rules, I slowly and deliberately opened a can of soda, turned it over, and poured it on the cloth seats in the back of the convertible. My message: People are more important than things. A car, even a pristine gem like my new convertible, was just a thing.
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This quote occurs after Randy explains that, as a bachelor in his twenties and thirties, he would often take his sister’s kids, Chris and Laura, on trips and adventures. One day, Randy showed up to pick his niece and nephew up in a brand-new convertible and Tammy (Randy’s sister) lectured her kids about not spilling or making a mess in Randy’s new car. During this lecture, Randy poured an entire can of coke all over the back seats to teach his niece and nephew a lesson they would never forget (that people are more important than things). Randy’s visual example 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. Und
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Chris Character Timeline in The Last Lecture
The timeline below shows where the character Chris appears in The Last Lecture. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 15: Pouring Soda in the Backseat
...his twenties and thirties, Randy had no kids, so his niece and nephew, Laura and Chris, became the objects of his affection. Randy spoiled them, but that’s not all he tried...
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...every excursion into a “pirate adventure” so that “even the mundane could feel magical.” Randy, Chris and Laura liked making pancakes, but Randy’s dad had always asked, “why do pancakes need...
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...able to watch his kids grow up in the same way. Recently, Randy asked both Chris and Laura to do him a favor—after he’s gone, Randy wants them to take his...
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