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Treacherous Vermillion River Analysis

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Joel and his friend, Tony went out with the intention of going to the park but along the way, Tony changes his mind and decided to go swimming instead. So these young boys went swimming in the treacherous Vermillion River which is against Joel’s father’s wish. While they were swimming, something terrible happened, Tony has disappeared, Joel searched for his friend but he was nowhere to be found. When Joel realized that Tony has drowned in this dangerous river, he became devastated and afraid to tell both parents what has happened as a result of their disobedience. Joel was not happy with Tony’s decision to go for swimming, also with his father for trusting them to be left alone by them self. Joel also has to deal with guilt of disobeying his

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