Mentors teach us what is bad and good to overall protects us from danger. At the beginning of the movie when Riley was young it shows in the movie that Riley is running around. When she is running she is about to trip over a cord but, right before she does fear steps in and saves her. This shows that humans need other things to guide us to help us get through life. If fear was not present Riley would’ve hurt herself.
Mentors can give us mental support to complete difficult tasks. At the middle of the movie Joy was dragging
Sadness around trying to find their way back to headquarters. When Joy was dragging Sadness Joy always kept a positive attitude which helped Sadness stay on track and overall help find a way back to headquarters.
Mentors can help us guide us the right way. At the end of the movie sadness comes back to headquarters and saves Riley from completely running away. Sadness was a mentor for Riley and guided her into the right direction when sadness pulled the idea out of Riley’s mind.
In conclusion this theme is correct because it shows how important mentors are in the film. If Riley had no mentors she wouldn’t be able to fit in and she would be vulnerable to danger. With her mentors by her side Riley is protected from some danger because they taught her to be careful around specific items.