Characters
A former school bully who fell off his roof and suffers from amnesia
Chase Ambrose
Cause: Chase falls off his roof.
What effect does this have on Chase?
Effect: Chase gets amnesia and remembers nothing about his past including that he was a bully.
"I'm like a computer with its hard drive wiped clean." (Chap. 1)
Simile
Chase struggles to understand who he used to be before the accident
Man vs. Self
Shoshanna and Joel's nickname for Chase
Alpha Rat
The protective "older" twin sister of Joel who struggles to believe that Chase has changed his bullying ways
Shoshanna Weber
Effect: Joel moves away to boarding school for his own safety.
What causes Joel to have to move?
Chase, Aaron, and Bear bully Joel – including putting cherry bombs in his piano at Open House.
"I know bricks and concrete are incapable of evil intent, but I can't shake the feeling that the building itself is out to get me." (Chap. 17-18)
Personification
Chase must tell Mr. Solway that he stole his Medal of Honor
Man vs. Man
What does Brendan ride through the car wash?
A tricycle
Korean War Veteran, Medal of Honor recipient, and the subject of Chase and Shoshanna's film, Warrior
Mr. Solway
Effect: Shoshanna convinces Joel to move back home.
What caused this?
Shoshanna and the others believe that Chase has changed from his old ways of being a bully to now being a nice guy.
"Ants at a picnic, that's what you are." (Chap. 2)
Metaphor
Shoshanna must decide whether to tell Joel about her spending time with Chase
Man vs. Self
What instrument does Brendan get stuck in while filming One Man Band?
A tuba
President of the Video Club and the first person to befriend Chase after the accident
Brendan Espinoza
Cause: Chase's doctor, Dr. Cooperman, tells Chase that he cannot play football this season due to his concussion.
What is the effect?
Effect: Chase’s dad takes him to a different doctor and tells Chase not to tell his mom.
"When the hand grasped my shoulder, I practically jumped out of my skin..." (Chap. 14)
Hyperbole
Chase, Aaron, and Bear are sentenced to community service after putting cherry bombs in Joel's piano at Open House
Man vs. Society
What point of view is Restart told from?
Multiple first person points of view
Talented piano player who must move away to boarding school due to the intense bullying of Chase, Aaron, and Bear
Joel Weber
Cause: The kids get into a fight in the hallway at Portland Street when Chase was trying to return Mr. Solway's Medal of Honor.
What is the effect?
Effect: Nurse Duncan calls the police
"All the anger that's been building inside me since Joel left for Melton rises to the surface like magma." (Chap. 3)
Simile
Chase must prove to the other characters that he is innocent in the music room attack
Chase finally remembers the little blonde girl in the blue dress with white lace. Who is she?
The subject of a painting hanging in his neighbors house - the last thing he sees before he falls.