<P> Chris finally identifies Trevor as the originator of `` pay it forward '' and conducts a recorded interview in which Trevor describes his hopes and concerns for the project . Eugene , hearing Trevor 's words , realizes that he and Arlene should be together . As Eugene and Arlene reconcile with an embrace , Trevor notices his friend , Adam , being bullied by gangster - like children , as he has several times before . He pays it forward to Adam by rushing into the scene and fighting the bullies while Eugene and Arlene rush to stop him . One of the bullies takes a switchblade out of his pocket and stabs Trevor in the abdomen with it . The bullies run away and Trevor is taken to the hospital , where he dies from his injuries . This news is reported on television as well as the fact that the movement is spreading across the country ; Arlene and Eugene are soon visited by hundreds of people who have participated in or heard of the `` Pay It Forward '' movement by gathering in a vigil to pay Trevor their respects . </P>
<P> Chris finally identifies Trevor as the originator of `` pay it forward '' and conducts a recorded interview in which Trevor describes his hopes and concerns for the project . Eugene , hearing Trevor 's words , realizes that he and Arlene should be together . As Eugene and Arlene reconcile with an embrace , Trevor notices his friend , Adam , being bullied by gangster - like children , as he has several times before . He pays it forward to Adam by rushing into the scene and fighting the bullies while Eugene and Arlene rush to stop him . One of the bullies takes a switchblade out of his pocket and stabs Trevor in the abdomen with it . The bullies run away and Trevor is taken to the hospital , where he dies from his injuries . This news is reported on television as well as the fact that the movement is spreading across the country ; Arlene and Eugene are soon visited by hundreds of people who have participated in or heard of the `` Pay It Forward '' movement by gathering in a vigil to pay Trevor their respects . </P>
who dies in the movie pay it forward
who dies in the movie pay it forward
Trevor
Trevor