Throughout this novel, there were many instances where tight-knit communities and relationships were tested. It is very obvious that the main focus of this book is revolved around loyalty. There were many obstacles that were thrown at the characters, and it showed just how loyal they were to the people around them. The biggest two contrasting communities or groups in this novel are between the brotherhood of Liu Bei and Cao Cao and his generals. Although they both fight for what they believe is right, the way they implement their way of thinking and strategies onto the people around them are very much different, like the colors, black and white. When looking at all the factors, the main idea is to see which group had loyal followers. In times of loyalties being tested, do the followers stay true…
(2) After Capturing Changsha, Zhuge Liang wanted to put Wei Yan to his death, due to his mistrust to Wei Yan and whether he would revolt against Liu Bei, however Liu Bei stopped him from doing so, and appointed Wei Yan to serve under him. And the list goes on, revealing just how forgiving Liu Bei is of the people he runs into, even to those that were against him. In contrast, Cao Cao’s personality makes him less understanding, and he would rather have the people who went against his cause to be put to death. Thus, his generals are the ones who end up teaching him to be more reasonable and telling him not kill the ones who have not done him any wrong. Some examples are: (1) After Cao Cao had let Liu Bei leave with nearly fifty thousand of his men and his general, Liu Bei finally lets his two generals, Zhu Ling and Lu Zhao go back to Cao Cao. Cao Cao was furious that his two generals had come back empty-handed, with none of his men, and wanted them executed. When this happened, Xun Yu stepped in and reasoned with Cao Cao to stop his ruling, which was successful. (2) After Lady Xun tried to attack Cao Cao, she was sent to her death, but Cheng Yu chimed in to stop her…