In Born to Rock, Gordan Korman uses conflict to teach that little mistakes can impact your life majorly. For example, Leo was wrongly accused of cheating on a test, and he ended up losing his scholarship to Harvard. Leo said something to a student during a test causing him to get a mark on his record and lose his scholarship. Additionally, he made the mistake of only applying to an expensive Ivy league school, making it impossible to attend without a scholarship. Leo’s father is pushing the theme by saying that he can’t afford college because of his lost scholarship. Obviously, the little mistake Leo made by talking during a test is affecting his future more than just his grades; this tells us that we need to think before doing things.
