Theme of Loyalty in Homecoming and The Hunger Games

Loyalty is like glue, since it keeps the camaraderie in a relationship intact. If someone breaks the loyalty, then that trust and camaraderie are damaged as well. But yet, one can remain loyal without sacrificing one’s needs or desires. Examples of this have often appeared in modern day literature. For example, take the Tillerman siblings from Cynthia Voigt’s novel, “Homecoming.” In this novel, the oldest sibling, Dicey, has to take care of her three younger siblings after their mother deserted them in a mall parking lot. In addition, Dicey has to lead her siblings to her aunt’s home in Bridgeport, Connecticut, which is well over 60 miles away. At the beginning of the book, I believed that Dicey had to sacrifice everything she loved to keep her siblings close and together. But, as the novel goes on, you see that Dicey did not have to give up as much, since the one thing Dicey treasured the most was her family. Sure, they did make her mad and annoyed at times, but she loved them, and all she wanted was to keep them safe. Her love is what made her so allegiant toward getting to Aunt Cilla’s home. A similar situation applied for the siblings. Sammy, the youngest child, was a real, “mama’s boy.” You can tell that when their mother left them, he was the child that was in denial for a while. “Go on, because nobody cares about me except Momma, and Momma will come find me but she won’t find you, so you ahead (Pg 41).” But eventually Sammy finally admitted that Momma was gone, and that made his loyalty to Dicey even stronger. He fished, cared, and even stole so his family would be safe. In this example, loyalty kept the Tillerman siblings close together. But, even in a more futuristic, fictional story, this concept exists.

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...oyal, there is a part of them who wants their dreams and wishes to come true. But yet, people are lucky enough to be able to have both. This has been proven in literature, like Suzanne Collins, “The Hunger Games,” and Cynthia Voigt’s, “Homecoming.” Loyalty has also been proven in the real world, since it as been woven into the many mores and folkways of society. Every person can strength their loyalty to others when they put their minds to it. The can also keep their desires if they put their hearts into it. And when the mind and heart work together, you get an amazing camaraderie, and everyone’s happiness.

Works Cited

Collins, S. (2008). The Hunger Games. New York: Scholastic Press. Voigt, Cynthia. Homecoming. New York: Fawcett Juniper, 1981.