Bianca Sanchez February 28th, 2011 lish 1103 Engl z Loyalty is like a Book “There is no fiend as loyal a a book.” said Emest Hemingway. What does a book and loyalty have in common? That is where a metaphor comes into play. It isthe understanding of ‘one thing in terms of another. Metaphors are to help us better comprehend complex concepts. To better grasp the idea of “oyalty is ike a book”, ‘What makes a book a book? The basic elements ofa book are; hardcoveripaperback, written, printed illustrated, or blank sheets, made of paper or other various material, usualy fastened together to hinge at one side. Whats on the page is what cssentally makes the book. The writing could be an adventure, ‘comedy, crime, fiction, historical, horror, mystery, and many ‘others. The author without whom we would not have stayed up all hours of the night because we wanted to see ifthe ero saves the ay. Books are not only for our entertainment they can also be a source of information for us to better understand people, places, and ideas. Loyalty canbe a thoughtfil concept. Allegiance, faithfulness, obedience, and devotion area few words that come to mind when one thinks of loyalty. To whom or what does loyalty apply to? Most commonly itis attached toa person, county, group, or cause. What exacily does ‘ental tobe loyal? When loyal to someone or something it usually means you respect and support them. To many loyalty is held very high whether received or given it leads oa sense of comfortably. Being that you know when someone hes faith in you and in your beliefs, and ideas. Loyalty is like a book. Loyalty meaning allegiance, anda book has pages. What qualities cof a book are relative to loyalty? One being that a book will always be there for you. When you ‘want to take your mind off stressful times, just pick up a book that sparks your interest. A book with a story that you can lose yourself to. A book that is never be too bus, selfish, or unfaithful. Inthe end a book will always be where you left it to find it again. Pages bound together between the covers of a book. Like friends bound together by loyalty, and not only fiends but families, businesses, and maybe even a dog and his owner. ‘When loyalty is shared there is recognition that you ae a couple, group, ora family. ‘Among the pages ae the titles, a prologue, chapters, acknowledgements, anda small part ‘on “about the author”. This plays a role in loyalty because like a book loyalty has many depths ‘and extents, One person could have a strong definitive feeling of loyalty to another, while one ‘could feel a slight itch to be loyal. What they do to define their loyalty is what carries it to certain ‘extents, Such as taking your friends side in an argument because they are your friend compared to someone giving ther kidney toa family member; loyalty has numerous depths. FAITHFUL DEVOTION OBEDIANCE‘When one is loyal it implies that they are ‘committed. Just ike when an author is fully committed to ‘writing down and bringing their story to people. The ‘commitment proves that the loyalty exists. Loyalty is lke a book. Loyalty embodies many things, and a book just puts them alittle more into perspective, I'm bound to my friends like the pages of my book, my loyalty has many depths like the chapters of my book, and I am committed to being loyal a is the author of ‘my book to telling me the story. ALLEGIANCE