Theme

To me the theme lies within the friendships and connections made between the four that summer. Like in "The Body", the film shows Gordie and Chris's friendship becoming stronger. I believe the title "Stand By Me" illustrates the theme of the boys staying together, through thick and thin. Even shows when the older boys came and said that they were going to take the body off of the 4 boys even though Gordie and his friends found it first. Gordie stood up with Chris and stood by together.