<span>Those
old-timers were rather womanish, some of them, he thought. All a man
had to do was to keep his head, and he was all right. Any man who was a
man could travel alone.</span>
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it is the product of the black american fight for survival, which is how all languages develop</span>
The themes of friendship and loyalty are developed in these excerpts by the use of the infidelities. Tennessee had an affair with his partner's wife and she accepted him. However, she was also unloyal to him and she finally abandoned him to go with another man. The relationship between Tennessee and his partner is a ckear example of loyalty and frienship because even though Tennessee courted his wife they continue being friends, they had an affection that was unconditional. Tennessee's partner admired him and that feeling continued after his death.
