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Chris wants to be a good father. When Christopher is sad, Chris uses his imagination to cheer him up. Even though Chris is struggling with money, he still didn’t want Linda to take Christopher with her. I would connect this to “Paradox and Dream” because Chris was alert of his surroundings after he lost 2 of his bone density scanners. Also, Chris was pretty aggressive when he was trying to get money from Wayne and when he fought the homeless man for a spot in line. Chris wanted Christopher to get a good education early which was another part of “Paradox and Dream”
Chris is very determined. When Linda leaves Chris doesn’t give up, he keeps pushing to get the internship. Linda also said Chris couldn’t become a stockbroker and he didn’t listen

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