The Sun is Also a Star Chapter 25: Donald Christiansen: A History of Money Summary

How It All Goes Down

  • We meet Donald Christiansen, the driver who almost ran over Natasha. 
  • He's a former insurance agent who knows the price of every unexpected accident. 
  • His own daughter was killed by a texting driver two years ago, and it's cost him everything: his marriage, his personality, his sobriety. 
  • He was driving drunk when he almost hit Natasha. 
  • "Donald is not sure what the universe was trying to tell him by taking away his only daughter, but here is what he learned: no one can put a price on losing everything. And another thing: all your future histories can be destroyed in a single moment" (63).