Friendship
between two people can come in many different forms. In a companionship you
could just be acquaintances, where at one time or another someone might have
done something for you that might have changed your life for the better. To
this individual you feel as if you owe them a favor in return. For this reason
you would always help them in their time of need.
In the movie Tombstone, Wyatt Earp was the
only amigo that Doc Holiday ever had. So no matter when Wyatt was in trouble
Doc was always there for him. For example the time all of Wyatts' brothers were
murdered and Wyatt took revenge on the people who did it. So, even though on
his death bed, Doc Holiday, got up and went with Wyatt to help him slay them.
This is one way that a friendship can form between two people.
A further example of the friendship
between Wyatt and Holiday was when the Dalton gang had come into town with
their guns and went into the O.K. Corral. They were going to get Wyatt for
killing one for their brothers. Doc knew that Wyatt might of been killed if he
went there on his own. So again, even though not in the best of health, Doc
went to help Wyatt out.
Another type of
friendship is the one that came between John Oakhurst and young Tom Simson in
the story of The Outcast of Poker Flat. In this camaraderie the two men were in
a poker game and young Simson lost all of his money to Oakhurst. After the game
Oakhurst pulled him aside and gave him his money back and a little lecture on
not to gamble any more. By this he made a slave (friend) for life. A few months
later when Oakhurst became exiled out of town and Tom happened to blunder upon
him. He gave him some of the food he had to survive.
As you can see there are many different
shapes and forms that friendships can come in but in all they are similar. From
the loyalty of just being a friend to just owing someone something for helping
you. No matter what the type of friendship you have. It's always better to have
a friend than an enemy.
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