Loyalty plays a huge role in the “Book of Ruth” because Ruth was faithful to her mother in law Naomi throughout the story. Ruth was the daughter-in-law of Naomi and when both of their husbands died, Naomi planned to return to Bethlehem where she was originally from and encouraged Ruth to return to her mother’s family. Instead, Ruth answered, “Don’t urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay.”(Chapter 1: 16) Also do not forget that Oprah also wants to stay but in the end goes back to her hometown to her family. Ruth stays with Naomi when she returns to her own people. Ruth was originally not a catholic until she married into this family. But when Naomi is going to leave she says, your