# Loyalty and Comradeship in The Informer

> Theme guide for The Informer by Liam O’Flaherty.

The Revolutionary Organization is built on a code of loyalty among its members, yet this loyalty is tested and often broken, as seen in Gypo's betrayal, the internal suspicions, and the ruthless pursuit of informers.

## Where it surfaces

- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_informer_se/chapters/i): The bond between Gypo and McPhillip, known as the 'Devil's Twins,' is tested by McPhillip's suspicion and Gypo's evasiveness.
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_informer_se/chapters/iv): Mary defends her brother's memory despite her own changing views; the community's initial defense of Gypo.
- [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_informer_se/chapters/v): The tension between Gypo and the other revolutionaries highlights the breakdown of trust and loyalty within the Organization.
- [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_informer_se/chapters/vii): Gallagher's call for Mary to join the Organization underscores the theme of loyalty to the cause and the bonds of comradeship.
- [Chapter X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_informer_se/chapters/x): Mulholland's dedication to the 'cause' and the Organization is central, as he risks his life to find Gypo and enforce orders.
- [Chapter XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_informer_se/chapters/xi): The interrogation is framed as a test of loyalty to the revolutionary cause, with Gallagher and the court acting to enforce the bonds of comradeship against the ultimate betrayal.
- [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_informer_se/chapters/xii): Gallagher's orders to the execution squad emphasize discipline and loyalty to the cause, contrasting with Mary's personal loyalty to Gypo and her brother's memory.
- [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_informer_se/chapters/xiii): The men's obedience to the Organization and to Commandant Gallagher, despite personal fear, reflects the complex bonds of loyalty among revolutionaries.
- [XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_informer_se/chapters/xv): Gallagher's cynical view that fear, not love, drives his men's loyalty, and his manipulation of Mary's devotion, underscore the theme.

## Links

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- Themes index: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_informer_se/themes