On+My+Honor+(Blue)+-+Literary+Elements

= Theme = Tony wants Joel to go to the bluffs. Joel doesn't want to go to the bluffs. So he askes his dad. His dad says "On my Honor" and so does Joel. Joel lied and went to the Vermillion. = Character Description = Joel Bates is 12 years old. He is a great swimmer and a protagoist. Tony is also 12 years old. He is a bad swimmer and a bully. Tony is an antagonist. Bobby is the littlest Bates. Bobby is 4 years old. He is a son and brother. Mr. Bates is a father of Joel and Bobby. He is a great and understanding dad. Mrs. Zabrinsky is Tony's mother. She babysat Joel and still babysits Bobby. Mrs. Bates is Joel's mom. She spends a lot of time on stuff around the house. =**Setting**=

The book takes place in Springfield, Illinois. The setting in the book takes place at the vermillion and Joel's house.

= Problem & Solution =

The problem in __On my Honor__ is that Joel's best friend Tony Zabrinsky doesn't know how to swim and he drowned. The only reason he died was because they didn't go to where they were supposed to go. Joel doesn't know what to do.

Joel's solution to the problem is to not tell anyone about Tony. That doesn't work out so well, so he decides to tell the Zabrinskys and his parents.