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Johnny Ambrose
Dr. Fitzwallace is principal of Hiawassee Middle School, which Chase Ambrose and many of Restart’s other main characters attend. He tries but largely fails to punish Chase and his friends Aaron Hakimian and Bear Bratsky for bullying Joel Weber—perhaps because the bullies are football stars whose punishment would trigger pushback from the community. After Chase suffers amnesia due to a concussion, Dr. Fitzwallace encourages him to take advantage of his “fresh start”—but after Aaron and Bear frame Chase for another act of bullying against Joel, Dr. Fitzwallace tacitly encourages Chase to support Aaron’s exculpatory lies due to the “major hassle” punishing them would entail. Dr. Fitzwallace’s inability and occasional unwillingness to control bullying at his school illustrates how adults may fail to stop—or may even be complicit in—adolescent bullying.
Dr. Fitzwallace Quotes in Restart
The Restart quotes below are all either spoken by Dr. Fitzwallace or refer to Dr. Fitzwallace. 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 3: Chase Ambrose
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“This is an awful thing that’s happened to you, but it’s also presenting you with a rare opportunity. You have the chance to rebuild yourself from the ground up, to make a completely fresh start. Don’t squander it! I’m sure you’re not feeling very lucky, but there are millions of people who’d give anything to stand where you stand right now—in front of a completely blank canvas.”
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Chapter 21: Chase Ambrose
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Dad says the old Chase is back. I wanted that once. But right now the new Chase is the life I’d rather have.
And I’ve lost that too.
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Dr. Fitzwallace Quotes in Restart
The Restart quotes below are all either spoken by Dr. Fitzwallace or refer to Dr. Fitzwallace. 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:
).
Chapter 3: Chase Ambrose
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“This is an awful thing that’s happened to you, but it’s also presenting you with a rare opportunity. You have the chance to rebuild yourself from the ground up, to make a completely fresh start. Don’t squander it! I’m sure you’re not feeling very lucky, but there are millions of people who’d give anything to stand where you stand right now—in front of a completely blank canvas.”
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Chapter 21: Chase Ambrose
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Dad says the old Chase is back. I wanted that once. But right now the new Chase is the life I’d rather have.
And I’ve lost that too.
