One important reason that Laura and Howie’s excursion was an immature and foolish series of actions, for which they should be punished is that Laura and Howie did not have to leave the island at all. When Howie and Laura were left on the island the counselors were coming back to get Laura and Howie, therefore they didn’t have to leave the island. What Brock Cole is saying is that the counselors were going to bring Laura and Howie back to camp but, instead they ran away and endangered themselves.The other side of the argument is that Laura and Howie had to leave the island because they wanted to be brave and not get humiliated by going back to the camp. But the argument that Laura and Howie didn’t have to leave the island is still true. The
