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Sydelle Pulaski
Chris Theodorakis is George and Catherine’s the 15-year-old son and Theo’s younger brother. He’s one of Sam Westing’s 16 potential heirs. An intelligent, thoughtful, and soulful young man who has recently been stricken with a degenerative neurological disorder of unknown origin, Chris loves birdwatching—one of the few activities he can do from his wheelchair. Chris’s preoccupation with birds perhaps reflects his desire for flight and unimpeded freedom. Though Chris’s movements and speech are impaired by his disorder, his thoughts are as cogent and sharp as ever. The fawning sympathy and nervous avoidance he faces as a result of his disease exhaust and frustrate him, yet he remains sunny, excitable, and determined to play the Westing game through to the end alongside his skeptical partner, Denton Deere. Smart, observant, and gentle, Chris eventually begins receiving an experimental treatment for his disease when Denton recommends him to a doctor at the local hospital as a perfect candidate. Chris’s condition improves—and while he uses a wheelchair for the rest of his life, as flash forwards reveal, he finds happiness and success as an ornithologist after Judge Ford finances his education.
Christos “Chris” Theodorakis Quotes in The Westing Game
The The Westing Game quotes below are all either spoken by Christos “Chris” Theodorakis or refer to Christos “Chris” Theodorakis. 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 5
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"Itsss-oo-nn," Chris announced.
"What did he say?"
"He said it's snowing," Theo and Flora Baumbach explained at the same time.
The heirs watched helplessly as the invalid's thin frame was suddenly torn and twisted by convulsions. Only the dressmaker rushed to his side. "I know, I know," she simpered, "you were trying to tell us about the itsy-bitsy snowflings."
Theo moved her away. "My brother is not an infant, and he's not retarded, so please, no more baby talk."
Blinking away tears, Flora Baumbach returned to her seat, the elfin smile still painted on her pained face.
Some stared at the afflicted child with morbid fascination, but most turned away. They didn't want to see.
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Chapter 23
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"I think Mr. Westing is a g-good man," Chris said aloud. “I think his last wish was to do g-good deeds. He g-gave me a p-partner who helped me. He g-gave everybody the p-perfect p-partner to m-make friends."
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Chapter 29
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"Hello, Angela." Denton Deere had grown a thick moustache. He was a neurologist. He had never married.
"Hello, Denton." Angela's golden hair was tied in a knot on the nape of her neck. She wore no makeup. She was completing her third year of medical school. "It's been a long time."
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Christos “Chris” Theodorakis Quotes in The Westing Game
The The Westing Game quotes below are all either spoken by Christos “Chris” Theodorakis or refer to Christos “Chris” Theodorakis. 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 5
Quotes
"Itsss-oo-nn," Chris announced.
"What did he say?"
"He said it's snowing," Theo and Flora Baumbach explained at the same time.
The heirs watched helplessly as the invalid's thin frame was suddenly torn and twisted by convulsions. Only the dressmaker rushed to his side. "I know, I know," she simpered, "you were trying to tell us about the itsy-bitsy snowflings."
Theo moved her away. "My brother is not an infant, and he's not retarded, so please, no more baby talk."
Blinking away tears, Flora Baumbach returned to her seat, the elfin smile still painted on her pained face.
Some stared at the afflicted child with morbid fascination, but most turned away. They didn't want to see.
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Chapter 23
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"I think Mr. Westing is a g-good man," Chris said aloud. “I think his last wish was to do g-good deeds. He g-gave me a p-partner who helped me. He g-gave everybody the p-perfect p-partner to m-make friends."
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Chapter 29
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"Hello, Angela." Denton Deere had grown a thick moustache. He was a neurologist. He had never married.
"Hello, Denton." Angela's golden hair was tied in a knot on the nape of her neck. She wore no makeup. She was completing her third year of medical school. "It's been a long time."
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