Damon And Pythias Retold By William F. Russell

I am analyzing the short story called,"Damon and Pythias" retold by William F. Russell. Having a true friendship is a blessing in life. We all have someone in life that we can rely on no matter the circumstances. Let's all ask us though, are we willing to sacrifice our lives for our friends? In this story, there were these two young noblemen whose names were Damon and Pythias. Damon and Pythias were the best of friends. They were so devoted to each other that all the people admired their friendship. It was impossible for anyone to persuade them to turn on each other or convince them to betray each other. Unfortunately, their friendship was put on the line when this tyrant named Dionysius accused of Pythias of trying to overthrow him. Therefore, Pythias was sentenced to die.
Damon and Pythias lived on the island of Sicily, in a city called Syracuse. The purpose of this short story is to demonstrate how important it is in life to find a real, true friend. This story shows the loyalty of Damon and Pythias have toward each other. Damon showed devotion of friendship to Damon when he decided to take Pythias' place in prison so that Pythias could go to see his relatives to make sure they were taken care of before he was put to death. When the king said to Damon that he would be put to death if Pythias did not return, Damon was willing to take that chance. Pythias did return though, proving to Damon that he was right in trusting