On My Honor Theme

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The story On My Honor has many themes. One theme is family and relationships.

Joel and Tony are two 10 year old boys. They are best friends who hang out together a lot. Joel doesn't want to ride his bike with Tony to a state park to climb rock cliffs. He tries every trick to convince Tony that an adventure is a bad idea. The truth is that Joel is afraid. Unable to convince his friend, Joel goes to his father for permission. Hoping he won't be allowed to go he is afraid when his father places him on his honor to be careful and sends the boys on their way.
Joel becomes more frightened when midway through the trip Tony stops and suggests a different adventure, a swim in a rapidly moving river. Joel allows Tony to convince him into

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