What is the central idea of “The Last Lecture”?

The central idea of “The Last Lecture” is that pursuing your own dreams matters, and so does helping other people pursue theirs. Randy Pausch shares lessons from his life and explains how encouragement, hard work, and supporting others can help make dreams possible. Choice C expresses both parts of that message; the other choices focus on only one aspect or misstate the book’s lesson.

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