Compare And Contrast Damon And Pythias

What does friendship mean? Friendship for Merriam Webster, is defined as the state of being friends. Although friendship has different levels or intensities, at the end a good friendship depends on having a good and mutual bond. How can we distinguish a good friendship? A good friendship should contain basic elements like: trust, confidentiality, love, honesty, loyalty, empathy, and support. These traits are essential to have and maintain a good friendship. In the story “Damon and Pythias”, we see how willingly Damon took Pythias place in prison while Pythias came back. No matter the circumstances Pythias fought against every obstacle to come back and save Damon from being executed in his place. Being able to risk your life for another person

Spending time together isn’t their only favorite pastime, they also love Jellyfishing and watching episodes of Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy. During many episodes, SpongeBob and Patrick have dressed up and pretended to be them. There was a specific episode where Mermaid Man and Barnacle boy retired and SpongeBob and Patrick had to convince them to keep saving the world. Here SpongeBob said that Barnacle Boy and Mermaid Man’s friendship made SpongeBob and Patrick friends. There was also a Valentine’s Day episode where SpongeBob convinced Sandy to help him get a gift for Patrick. He planned to give him a giant chocolate balloon. The delivery of the balloon gets delayed and Patrick then thinks that SpongeBob didn’t get him a present. Patrick then, in a rampage, starts destroying everything. Then the balloon is delivered to Patrick and he instantly regrets getting mad at SpongeBob and tells him that he didn’t need to buy him a present to demonstrate their love. Another episode showed how Patrick got an award that was meant for SpongeBob and he instantly freaks out. When SpongeBob tells Patrick that the award was his, Patrick starts copying SpongeBob to see if then he can win an award of his own. After some time, SpongeBob gets annoyed and starts copying Patrick. Patrick then gets mad and the two get in a fight. Then the mailman gets to SpongeBob’s house and

While SpongeBob is organized and responsible, Patrick is spontaneous and forgetful. Even though they are extremely different, ultimately, they both love, respect, and support each other. In the SpongeBob Movie, where SpongeBob though that he was going to be the manager of the Krusty Krab 2, Patrick was SpongeBob’s number one fan. Throughout the whole series, you see how SpongeBob and Patrick keep growing and maturing but their friendship is always corky and unique. That’s the reason SpongeBob and Patrick are so like Damon and Pythias. Even though SpongeBob and Patrick neither almost got executed for the other, their friendship is both their priority and at the end that is the most important