Its important to be loyal because friendships last longer and so does your relationship its also good because they can trust you with no doubt and they don't hesitate to tell you there problems. Being loyal also reassures the other person in the relationship and your words and signs of trust is security for your mate. Being loyal is also important when you are a leader so that when you are loyal is gives satisfaction to the person and increases chances to become friends.
The description of setting in paragraph 7 of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" is important to the theme of America's changing history in that it depicts Sleepy Hollow as a "drowsy" place caught in the past while great "currents" of change go on around it.
