Loyalty is a very common but underestimated thing that most people have in their relationships. Breaking that loyalty and trust can make or break a relationship. As for when the Colonel goes to Culver Creek Boarding School, in Looking for Alaska, he portrays a very vivid way in how loyalty should work. Consequently, everyone he meets and the new people that come to the college needs to stick to the “Rules of Loyalty” that the Colonel once made. Trusting and being loyal is the most important thing to the Colonel in the beginning. But when the Colonel’s friends start playing with twisted lies and taking advantage of the Colonel’s loyalty policy, the Colonel’s thoughts of loyalty start to change. One of the most influential people in the Colonel’s life is Alaska. The Colonel considers Alaska to be a very trustworthy person and someone who will stick by him no matter what happens. At the same time, Alaska is playing with lies and lying right to the Colonel’s face. He is completely oblivious to what Alaska is doing. All these lies are thrown on to the pile of lies Alaska has created, this pile is so formidable that the Colonel can’t …show more content…
Opening up and showing loyalty to people is very hard for me. For example, I had a friend for almost six years and I trusted her with everything. From all the trust I gave her, she took advantage of this. One day, I went to school and discovered that my group of friends were acting weird and we're talking about me. I was so confused until one of my friends told me that my best friend told everyone my secrets. Meanwhile, I was very confused and angry, so I confronted her. In the end, we stopped being friends and after that one moment, that one moment that changed our whole friendship, I haven’t trusted or let loyalty seep into my life. From these life experiences, I can conclude that even though you may show loyalty to someone they may not show it back to